Economics Federal Reserve Rates Up, Mortgage Rates Down? Mortgage loan rates have dropped over the last week.
Economics Market Forecast Survey: Builders Gain a Little Confidence for 2016 Survey participants express cautious optimism, hoping for continuing improvement in the home building cycle next year
Economics Best and Worst Places to Have Bought at 2012 Market bottom San Jose was the best city to buy or rent in back in 2012, with benefits still felt today
Affordability New Mortgage Rules Expected to Make Borrowing Easier Fannie Mae’s new HomeReady program is designed to help low and moderate income households enter the housing market
Economics 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2016 All the cities that made the list had 60 percent more listing page views than the U.S. average
Economics Home Prices Still Years Away from Peak Home prices are growing about twice the rate of wages, but are still 17 years away from peak levels seen in 2006
Economics How Will the Fed’s Rate Hike Affect Home Value Growth? One housing expert says the rate hike can spur home value declines in coastal markets like Seattle and San Francisco
Economics Most ZIP Codes with Good Schools Are Unaffordable The best public schools in the country are in California’s priciest places
Sales A Guide for Parents Co-Signing Jumbo Loans Some lenders feel more secure when affluent relatives co-sign
New-Home Sales Slower Growth Predicted for Housing Market in 2016 High prices will exclude many first-time buyers from entering the market