31August2010
Posted by John under: News.
For the growing number of struggling homeowners in this country, more help is on the way. Additional aid from the federal government will begin making its way to them next month -- one program would help qualified homeowners refinance their mortgages after seeing their property values fall below the amount they owe, and the other includes another round of funding to help the unemployed or underemployed with their payments.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PKPOLnJPetA" height="1" width="1"/
27August2010
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Home improvement is one of the fastest-growing segments of e-commerce. But the consequences of a bad decision when it comes to finding a contractor or remodeling products online are far worse than buying the wrong paperback.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VkD1uhTGVGI" height="1" width="1"/
26August2010
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Fewer mortgage borrowers are delinquent on their loan payments, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/CCanmRDca5U" height="1" width="1"/
26August2010
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The American home is shrinking. Toll the bell for the McMansion.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/XejrovRepZc" height="1" width="1"/
25August2010
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Homebuilder Toll Brothers made a profit last quarter -- its first in three years. And it largely has Uncle Sam's tax credits to thank for it.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/1wMHGQ7cE04" height="1" width="1"/
25August2010
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Plenty of forces, from overly cautious lenders to inaccurate appraisals, are wrecking real estate deals right now. But one of the biggest roadblocks to getting a house sold these days is the disconnect between buyers and sellers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PjlXB3QS-vc" height="1" width="1"/
24August2010
Posted by John under: News.
Treasury yields continued to fall Tuesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note holding near a 19-month low, as a spate of dour economic news has driven investors into safer assets, like government-backed debt.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/yM0JGtNAJS4" height="1" width="1"/
23August2010
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Would you be willing to pay the original builder a fee when you resell your home? That's an obligation some developers are trying to slap on homeowners in their communities.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Pu2tvoXJ6A0" height="1" width="1"/
20August2010
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The president's signature foreclosure rescue plan is losing its punch, according to a federal report released Friday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/H58xjwatu9U" height="1" width="1"/
20August2010
Posted by John under: News.
Applications for mortgage refinancing hit a 15-month high last week as interest rates remained near historic lows, a mortgage bankers' group said Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ui0BPZy68-U" height="1" width="1"/