Home prices gain 3.6% in past year
Despite a recent spate of bad news coming out of the housing industry, home prices show signs of stabilizing.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/nPjWBocq44Y" height="1" width="1"/
August 31, 2010
August 30, 2010
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 27, 2010
Remodeling your home? Get online
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"/
August 26, 2010
Fewer mortgages are in default
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"/
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
10-year yield at 19-month low
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"/