Predictions: Home prices to rise 15% in 3 years, less foreclosures hitting the auction block, the hassles of appraisals and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed: New short-sale program offers relief for underwater homeowners (via Los Angeles Times) One of the federal government’s most-important financial relief efforts for underwater homeowners started operating […]
Headlines in Real Estate for week ending October 6th 2012
Real estate market correction, how wrong are sites like Trulia & Zillow, another low for mortgage rates & refinances go through the roof. Here are the headlines in real estate you may have missed this week: When will the housing market be “corrected?” (via San Diego Union Tribune) The housing recovery in California is expected to […]
Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 28th 2012
FHA Financing for condos, help to refinance, a return to peak for home prices, California’s Homeowner Bill of Rights and much more. Here are the real estate headlines you may have missed this week: FHA eases burdensome condo financing rules (via Los Angeles Times) The biggest source of funding for low-down-payment condo mortgages, the Federal Housing Administration, has […]
Headlines in Real Estate for week ending September 14th 2012
Housing not in the election conversation, Chase surprises with refis, new home sales and much more. Here are this weeks real estate headlines you might have missed: Is a mortgage refinance right for you? (via Sacramento Bee) With rates for 30-year mortgages hovering below 4 percent since last October, all kinds of homeowners are trying to get their monthly […]
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 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 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 […]