Highest property taxes in the country
Suspicions confirmed: Homeowners in the Northeast pay the highest property taxes in the nation.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/e3kfjb-kVLc" height="1" width="1"/
September 30, 2010
Foreclosures sell at 26% discount
Homes lost to foreclosure now make up a quarter of the real estate market -- and they're selling at big bargains.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KPSRQMU9nLc" height="1" width="1"/
September 28, 2010
Home prices up, but growth rate slows
Home prices have risen for five straight months, but the rate of growth has slowed, according to an industry report released Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/IcV-akR-Tn8" height="1" width="1"/
When ‘cash-in’ refinancing pays off
At the height of the housing boom, millions of Americans treated their houses like ATMs, pulling out money through "cash-out" refis. Today, with millions of mortgages underwater, money is flowing in the opposite direction.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HnL7P_PsqYg" height="1" width="1"/
September 27, 2010
Can you afford the yuppie dream house?
The upper-middle class lifestyle has many trappings, including the house. Here's what 4-bedroom, 2-bath homes in good neighborhoods cost across the country, according to Coldwell Banker's annual index.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/6x7ZbdK7BQc" height="1" width="1"/
September 24, 2010
22% of private mortgage mods redefault
Banks have been ramping up their mortgage modifications, helping out troubled borrowers who can't qualify for President Obama's foreclosure-prevention program. Too bad these homeowners redefault at more than twice the rate.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4KxNwYtJbDk" height="1" width="1"/
New home sales creep off lows
New home sales remain near record lows, coming in unchanged in August.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HudSe43nggI" height="1" width="1"/
September 23, 2010
Existing home sales bounce back in August
Existing home sales bounced back in August after plunging in the previous month.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/vzF-VlNjYmk" height="1" width="1"/
No mortgage mods for many of the jobless
Unemployed homeowners cannot count jobless benefits as income when applying for mortgage modifications if they have loans backed by Fannie Mae. That could greatly limit their ability to get a long-term reduction in their monthly payments.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/_wMfDgqWMW0" height="1" width="1"/
September 21, 2010
For sale: Jerry Garcia’s crash pad
The last home of the Grateful Dead's lead singer is on the market. The expansive Mediterranean, found in the hills north of San Francisco, is going for a cool $4 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/DObB2Sp5faE" height="1" width="1"/