Real Estate News
- Mortgage rates edge up; housing market still slow
- NEW YORK (AP) — Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don't blame them if home sales stay sluggish.
Just as bargain financing couldn't save the housing market, analysts s... Full story
- Gov't launches plan to help 'underwater' borrowers
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth.
Starting Tuesday, the ... Full story
- Architectural gems languish on Calif. home market
- LOS ANGELES (AP) — The home sale slump has left some dwellings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and other architectural luminaries languishing on the Southern California market.
Marquee homes by Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler and others that ... Full story
- Home prices rise in 17 cities in June
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices rose in June for a third straight month as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying. But prices are expected to fall through the rest of the year now that demand has faded.
The Standard & Poor's... Full story
- Mortgage applications rise 2.7 pct on low rates
- NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday the increase was led by a 2... Full story
- Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.
The Obama administration said Wednesday local officials could benefit from... Full story
- Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.
The National Association of Realtors s... Full story
- Boosting home energy efficiency: Improvements that feel good and save money
- When it comes to making your home more energy efficient, you may have to spend a little to save a lot. And, like most good investments, energy-efficient home improvements may require you to be in it for the long haul in order to see the maximum retur... Full story
- Transforming a bathroom into a spa can be easy
- MICHELE KEITH / For The Associated Press
- There's nothing like some me-time in a luxurious spa after a long day. And it takes just a little effort to transform your own bathroom into just such a place, an oasis in which to relax and rejuvenate.
Some simple fixes and inexpensive accessories ... Full story
- One in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure
- WASHINGTON (AP) — One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.
About 9.9 percent of homeowners had missed at least ... Full story
