Archive for August, 2011

Focus like a laser beam on housing. Just writing down all of California's underwater mortgages to market value would pump more than $20 billion into the state, create more

When floods from one of the nation's worst natural disasters subsided, agencies got to work producing a guide to help clean up water-logged homes and prepare them for

In another effort to unload government-owned homes, Freddie Mac is offering to pay $1,500 worth of homeowner association dues for qualified condo buyers who buy Freddie Mac homes. The

Home owners who are "underwater" with their home loan and seek to come up for air by walking away from the debt, could still be gasping for relief

This summer has premiered a host of super hero movies, Thor, Captain America and more, but you haven't seen anything yet. The only thing thicker than blood is

Sick of photo ambushes during her work in the upcoming Batman movie, Anne Hathaway busts a rhyme to trash the paparazzi. Photo by Christopher Peterson: Actor Anne Hathaway

Big, blustery Hurricane Irene is barreling up the East Coast and she's got her eye on your home. And when she sits around your house, she sits around your

In another effort to unload government-owned homes, Freddie Mac is offering to pay $1,500 worth of homeowner association dues for qualified condo buyers who buy Freddie Mac homes. The

Real estate is local, but there is some common ground to cover when looking for signs of recovery, according to Greg Rand, author of "Crash Boom" (Career Press,

A new report says the cost of home ownership is a better deal than renting in three out of four U.S. cities. It assumes buying a home is easier

A residential solar panel system can literally pay for itself, not from reduced utility bills, but from its selling price. Home buyers bent on reducing their carbon footprint

Don’t expect a sonic boom, but the housing market is poised to turn around next year and much of the nation should be in full-fledged recovery by 2013. The

Mortgage interest rates dropped to their lowest level in more than 50 years as 30-year, conforming, fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) sank to an average 4.15 percent for the week

Federal agencies are scrambling to come up with ways to get rid of 250,000 properties in various stages of distress and are leaning heavily toward making many of

The cost of education comes with the cost of student housing, but savvy investors can make a real killing on investment properties in the right college towns these

The short sale system in California isn't just broken, it's getting worse. Unfortunately, that means home owners who were looking for the short sale alternative to foreclosure could be

When you decide to quit making mortgage payments and walk away from home ownership, you are taking a walk down a slippery path. It's a path to a

From building-in more curb appeal to installing more square footage, home improvements can help improve your home's value. Improved value can allow you to bump up the selling price

If you aren't willing to price your home to compete with distressed properties and package it to look like a good flip, you may be better off being