Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 604,000 units in July, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department. The slight decline comes on the heels of …

By writing down all underwater mortgages to market value, the nation’s banks could pump $71 billion per year into the economy, create more than one million jobs annually and save families $6,500 per year on …

Senate Bill 458 was signed and passed on July 15, 2011 with the intent to provide relief for homeowners and prohibit a deficiency after a “successful short sale.” As I read through the words of …

Recently, I wrote about homeownership being under attack. Since that article, NAR and a broad range of industry partners have taken a multitude of actions to defend the American Dream.
Housing has led the economy out …

(MCT)—The effects of a home foreclosure extend beyond the family losing its property. The costs—emotional and financial—extend to neighbors, communities and others, though estimates vary.
Lender: The Joint Economic Committee of Congress wrote in 2007 that …

Regional Spotlight—Reports from local agents in Andover, Massachusetts indicate that buyers aren’t scouring the market before putting an offer down on a property.
Lisa Johnson Sevajian, vice president of Coldwell Banker Andover, Massachusetts says, “Buyers are …

When people are looking for a new place to live, they usually want to know some key facts beyond cost and number of rooms: Most notably, they are curious about what is in the neighborhood …

“MONEY” magazine has revealed the 2011 list of “MONEY’s 100 Best Places to Live in America,” highlighting small towns across the country with populations of 50,000 or less. For the annual cover-story, on sale August …

Only 23 percent of renters living in single family homes—where more than half the nation’s renters live today—believe that renting makes more sense than buying a home.
Yet difficulty getting financing, including bad credit, would keep …

Overall satisfaction with primary mortgage servicers has declined notably from 2010, as frustration continues to mount among homeowners who originated their mortgages during the peak of the housing boom, according to the J.D. Power and …