Codes + Standards Former Fed chairman fails to qualify for refinancing loan Incident raises question of whether the credit market is too restrictive.
features Cash purchases for homes hits lowest level since August 2008 According to HousingWire, cash sales have reached the lowest share since August 2008 when they tumbled 35.9 percent from July 2013, making...
features Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since June 2013 Mortgage rates fell to a 16-month low last week, which, according to real estate blogger Nick Timiraos, is part of a “familiar turn of...
features Real estate crowdfunding may reinvent private money financing Not long after passage of Title II of the JOBS Act – legislation that makes it easier to raise funds for business ventures through the...
features Inspiration from NKBA’s People’s Pick for 2014 HGTV showcases a collection of stunning, professionally designed kitchens from the finalists in the National Kitchen and Bath Association’s...
features New data reveals number of new mortgages higher than previously believed According to The Wall Street Journal real estate blogger Nick Timiraos, there is a disconnect between the HMDA index of mortgage...
features Graduating into a recession immediately affects young adults’ homeownership rate According to research by the Institute for the Study of Labor, graduating into a recession has a lasting adverse effect on young adults’...
features Buying is a little bit cheaper than renting in New York, a lot cheaper in the Midwes Nationally, it’s cheaper to buy than rent, but in some markets it's a closer call.
Codes + Standards End of Fannie Mae’s HomePath program indicates healthier home market The original campaign lowered the down payment for buyers of foreclosed homes.
features Zombie-debts continue to haunt Americans who lost their homes in the bust Reuters reports that many thousands of Americans who lost their homes in the housing bust are being chased by debt collectors. Many of...