Archive for October, 2011

More proof the rental market is firing on all cylinders: multifamily housing construction is up and renters are paying an ever larger share of their income for housing,

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR CREDIT COUNSELING -- Halloween tricks or treats come along only once a year, but the consequences of financial decisions can last far past the spooky

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT -- Very-low income women who have the opportunity to move from high-poverty neighborhoods into lower poverty areas are significantly less likely

Rates on conforming 30-year, fixed-rated mortgages (FRM) at an average 4.10 percent, the week ending Oct. 27, 2011, were relatively unchanged from 4.11 percent last week. The average

GRANITE SEED -- Prior to the 1950s, clover was a part of most grass seed mixes for lawns. Clover’s ability to reseed itself and stay green was considered

A California program funded with $2 billion in federal stimulus money is designed to help 100,000 struggling homeowners, but since the program launched in February, only 7,000 home

DEADline Newsroom -- Boo! Here's a series of stories we exhumed from the DEADline Newsroom's news morgue to give you a little chill, send you a spooky thrill

The rules have changed for home buyers and refinancing homeowners. In early February, President Barack Obama announced the federal government's plan to phase out government-sponsored mortgage lenders Freddie

One in five works as a '1099er,' helping to support an unsupportive economy. Some of them are reluctant, others entrepreneurial, a third variety is a hybrid of both and

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY -– The Federal Housing Finance Agency, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), today announced a series of changes to the Home Affordable

Real estate women go after the big bucks. Real estate men carry a larger load. In the greatest debate since rent-vs-buy, real estate listing and market data web site

A house of horrors is the real lead character in the new FX suspense drama "American Horror Story," which, in early episodes, finds its owners trying to illegally

Q: Robert, I am in the middle of a short sale and was told that there is a government program that offers you $30,000 for short sale assistance.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE -- Researchers warn of a looming health crisis in the wake of rising mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures. The study, released today

Like most Americans, you probably feel like your bank is taking you to the cleaners. "Get a fair shake, not a shake down," appropriately reads the headline of Money

TERICA KINDRED -- While investing in real estate is simple in theory, it is rarely easy in its execution. There is much involved - from banks' stringent requirements and

You know that sinking feeling you got when your lender served you with a foreclosure notice? It could put you in the hospital or send you to your shrink. Or,

The residential rental market is perhaps one of the few, if not the only, economic sectors firing on all cylinders in a full-recovery mode. If you are planning to

FEDERAL RESERVE -- All twelve Federal Reserve Districts reported that real estate and construction activity was little changed, on balance. Residential construction, sales and prices remained flat, at