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A new study from Harvard indicates that rising incomes and strengthening household growth are putting the housing sector in position to become an important engine of U.S. economic growth.
Mortgage delinquencies fell to a 10-year low in March, according to property information provider CoreLogic, the lowest readings since the nation began to feel the grip of the worst housing crisis...
Homeowners often have to deal with a flurry of costs associated with buying or maintaining a house. There are some that can sneak up on first-time buyers.
The mansion of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler topped the list. The house Lake Forest, Illinois, is on the market for $4.75 million.
Nearly 7 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts are at risk for storm surge damage, with a potential estimated reconstruction cost value of $1.5 trillion.
About 3 million potential homebuyers have been kept out of the housing market over the past 10 years, according to Genworth Mortgage Insurance.
U.S. homeowners saw their equity increase by about 11% in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, as the housing market continued to recover from the housing crisis of a decade ago.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday morning that mortgage interest rates have fallen to a level not seen since last November. Mortgage applications rose by 7.1% last week.
U.S. home prices rose about 7% year over year in April. Prices are expected to continue rising in May, but at a slower rate.
Forestar Group saw its shares make a solid gain to kick off the week after D.R. Horton announced that it aimed to acquire a huge portion of Forestar's outstanding shares.
Tight housing inventory and higher prices are a given in today's home buying market. Be prepared to compete with multiple bids for the house you want, and keep these tricks in mind if you want the...
Detroit’s mayor, Mike Duggan, plans to board up every abandoned home in the deteriorating city. That is about 25,000 homes. The number makes the task monumental. The city would have to shutter...
Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and the US Atlantic and Gulf Coasts could see an above-average number of destructive storms through the end of the season on November 30. CoreLogic has...
Former talk show host Dick Cavett has listed his Montauk, Long Island, home for $62 million.
Pending home sales fell 1.3% in March, the second straight monthly decline. Low inventory and rising prices continue to dampen home sales.