Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 7th 2012

Biggest home price jump in 6 years, serial refinancing and much more from this weeks real estate headlines you may have missed: When an adjustable-rate mortgage makes sense (via CNNMoney) When the housing market began declining, many people claimed that adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) were the cause.  However, recently they’ve been making a comeback, especially among affluent […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 1st 2012

Consumer confidence drops while home prices indicate a housing recovery, the difference professional photos make in selling your home and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Home prices signal recovery may be here (via CNNMoney) The S&P/Case-Shiller national home price index, which covers more than 80 percent of […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending August 17th 2012

Getting your asking price when selling your home, the costs of buying a home, shadow inventory in the spotlight and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Closing fees ease up (via The New York Times) For some people, a major hurdle to homeownership is the closing costs that […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending August 10th 2012

Is it time to buy? Troubled homeowners offered to rent, closing costs easing and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Finally, it is time to buy a house (via The Wall Street Journal) Buying real estate is a good long-term investment for many reasons, some of which have […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending August 3rd 2012

Strong improvement in home prices, break even after 3 years of home ownership and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: For renters, buying a home pays off after three years on average (via Los Angeles Times) A new analysis by real estate website Zillow shows that, on average, […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending July 20th 2012

Low inventory of homes for sale lead to higher home prices, signs of a housing rebound and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: State housing market improving, housing prices at 2010 high (via The Daily Breeze) California’s housing market continued to show signs of improvement in June, as […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending July 13th 2012

Will FHA need a bailout? California signs Homeowner Bill of Rights into law and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: California Homeowner Bill of Rights signed into law(via HousingWire) California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law yesterday the Homeowner Bill of Rights to help struggling Californians keep their […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending July 6th 2012

Rents & Home prices on the rise, signs of a housing recovery and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: Speeding up refinances (via The New York Times) While many large financial institutions are facing backlogs of mortgage applications as more homeowners take advantage of low interest rates and […]

Headlines in Real Estate for week ending June 22nd 2012

Where are all the homes for sale? Foreign buyers ramp up and forecasts of a housing recovery. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: Taking advantage of low rates (via The New York Times) Mortgage rates continue to set new record lows, leaving many home buyers and refinancers wondering how low rates can go and how […]