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Rising home prices are a good thing in general. The problem is that as housing prices rise, most incomes are not rising enough to keep up with the price increases.
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The National Association of Realtors announced Wednesday that February sales of existing homes rose 3% after falling in the two prior months. Sales were strongest in the South and West.
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Mortgage loan rates made small moves over the past week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications rose, but refinancings fell to their lowest level in more than nine years.
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A mansion for sale in one of the priciest parts of the U.S. is on the market for $110 million. A buyer gets 10 bedrooms, 12 baths, and a sprawling estate on over 13 acres. The house, at 9434...
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Americans have been whipsawed as the new tax code begins to come into effect. Are state and local taxes deductible? How about mortgages? Money left in wills? The taxation of small businesses? One of...
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Looking for a beach to move to? Not an unusual thought about this time every year. Here's a list of the 10 best and most affordable of the world's beach towns.
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Last year U.S. home prices reached parity with home prices at the previous market peak posted in 2006. But the recovery has been unequal and some states still lag well behind.
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Applications for new mortgages remained essentially flat last week and mortgage interest rates did the same. Rates remain right around year-to-date highs however.
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CoreLogic's home price index for January rose more than 6% year over year in January. The recent steep price hikes continue to make it difficult for first-time buyers who want to enter the market.
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The total value of homes in areas which have high environmental risk reached $3.4 trillion last year. This includes risk for four environmental hazards: superfund sites, brownfields, polluters and...
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Pending home sales plunged by nearly 5% month over month in January, according to the National Association of Realtors. The group has also lowered its estimate of full-year sales and raised its...
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Applications for new mortgages rose last week. Rates for 30-year conforming and jumbo loans both rose during the week.
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Home prices closed out 2017 with a year-over-year December increase of 6.3% on the Case-Shiller house price index. Whether the pace will continue into 2018 is not yet clear.
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New home sales fell by 7.8% month over month in January and 1% year over year according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Getting a mortgage can be more stressful than finding the right house and once you're in the market for both, you need to avoid doing some things that could lose your mortgage loan.
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