Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama
Remember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/8V1v3c7lMpw" height="1" width="1"/
August 30, 2010
August 26, 2010
Say goodbye to the McMansion
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"/
August 25, 2010
Housing’s a wreck. Builders rally. Huh?
Stop me if you've heard this before. The housing market is still in shambles.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/pEF-Hc09l3Y" height="1" width="1"/
New home sales drop 12.4%
New home sales unexpectedly fell in July to the lowest level on record as the housing market continued to suffer from the end of the homebuyer tax credit boost.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Ksno_NDO86Q" height="1" width="1"/
Toll Brothers: First profit in 3 years
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"/
Best moves for home buyers and sellers
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"/
August 24, 2010
Plunging home sales could sink recovery
With home sales plunging to their lowest level in 15 years, economists warn that a double-dip in housing prices is just around the corner, threatening to further slow the overall recovery.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/C0_xAs6ToPc" height="1" width="1"/
10-year yield nears 17-month low
Treasury yields continued to fall Tuesday, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note headed for a 17-month low and the yield on the 2-year note falling near a record low.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/yM0JGtNAJS4" height="1" width="1"/
August 23, 2010
The latest real estate rip-off?
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"/
August 20, 2010
Foreclosure program losing its punch
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"/