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Sunday is fun day for laughterMore than 17.2 percent of all potential home buyers today say they plan to purchase a home in the near future as an

World's first "green" HummerMore competent short sale professionals working a greater number of short sal deals are helping bust some of the myths that have surrounded the lesser-used

Homes sold data in thousands of units.From December 2001 to December 2004 the annual sales pace hovered around 1 million or more homes and in 2005 the annual

Hot off the presses!Fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) interest rates fell to an average 5.07 percent, the week ending April 20, unchanced from a week ago, according to Freddie Mac's

Know what's in your walletThe real story is how many markets are still perhaps a year or more away from recovery: most of them. Even the hottest spots

Turning back couponing clockSmushed data from the home price indices of four major number crunchers reveals, on average, home prices still have a 17 percent fall in store,

Gift cards charged with valueAfter rising for four consecutive weeks, mortgage rates eased back to where they were two weeks ago and still remain historically low.by Broderick Perkins

More "green house" newsTo determine home buying affordability, the Center for Housing Policy considered the income required to qualify for a mortgage for a given area's median priced

The Nationwide Open House event provides potential buyers nationwide with a special opportunity to view homes as the annual traditional spring home buying season ensues, but it also

Rates haven't been this high since Aug. 13 2009, as mortgage rates followed bond yields higher, amid a positive March employment report, according to Freddie Mac.by Broderick

Effective today, April 5, the Obama Administration rolled out Make Home Affordable's Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) short sale effort to help home owners avoid foreclosures by giving

Next car likely to be usedAn uncertain economy means many homeowners will hold off on some of those outdoor whistles and bells in favor of more practical and

Horse-drawn cart art down paymentCalifornia's new and improved home buyer tax credit provides $200 million in home buyer tax credits, double the original $100 million and the new

If you are looking for a hot housing market, the South is rising again and the Lone Star State promises big things, according to Hanley Wood, a respected

Mortgage interest rates have remained steady at the 5 percent mark for several weeks. The Federal Reserve Board reports homeowners on aggregate are slowly building back equity in

CR: 'Yes!' 3D TV 'impressive'Brings movie experience home"Multigenerational homes are certainly wonderful for older and younger Americans on an emotional level, but aside from this, it may be

Only AnnualCreditReport.com offers 'free' credit reportsSixty-seven percent of all home sellers in California did so in 2009 because they had a tough time making the mortgage payment. The

This bed and breakfast has gone to the dogsFrances Conklin and husband Dennis Sullivan have been letting their bed and breakfast go to the dogs since 2003. The

Eating hazardous to your healthThe 30-year average mortgage interest rate this week, closed in on the record low average, 4.71 percent, posted Dec. 3, 2009.by Broderick Perkins ©