Codes + Standards Justice Department, HUD crack down on lending discrimination against pregnant women Both agencies have begun fining lenders and insurers over the last several years.
features Building for-rent? Here are the best places in the U.S. RealtyTrac has mapped out where in the nation it's best to buy residential rental properties, along with the most robust rental...
features Where in the U.S. are homes losing value? A forecast by Veros Real Estate Solutions indicates that home prices are expected to rise 2.5 percent in the nation’s 100 top metro...
features Study finds renters spend less on housing but more on energy Science website Phys.org reports that, according to a new University of Arizona study, many low-income families who choose to...
features All-Stars of the nation’s housing markets In the spirit of baseball season, ZipRealty made their own roster of All-Stars – for the housing market, that is. They analyzed the...
features Housing market activity remains disappointing, Fed official says Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen expressed concern for the housing sector, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a speech, she says...
features Post-Recession homeownership is worse for the middle-aged, not Millennials Trulia’s chief economist Jed Kolko finds that the latest Census data shows homeownership among young adults started rising in...
Market Data + Trends Builder confidence surpasses key benchmark in July Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes reached an important milestone in July, rising four points to a reading of 53 on the Housing Market Index.
Codes + Standards Mortgage bankers fear another real estate bubble While homeowner equity is at its highest level since 2007, 6 million homeowners are still underwater on their mortgages.