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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:51:31 EDT

For sale: Jerry Garcia's crash pad
Posted: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:48:50 EDT
The last home of the Grateful Dead's lead singer is on the market. The expansive Mediterranean, found in the hills north of San Francisco, is going for a cool $4 million.

The housing recession isn't over
Posted: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:31:33 EDT
The worst is over for the housing market -- at least according to Wall Street.

Foreclosure rates hold steady
Posted: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:34:59 EDT
The foreclosure crisis has entered a new phase: The number of properties entering the foreclosure process has dropped, and now nearly matches the number of repossessions.

California shows signs of rebound
Posted: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:51:09 EDT
The national housing market is shrouded in uncertainty. But in California, there are glimmers of stability.

America's most overvalued cities
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:56:19 EST
Don't say we didn't warn you.

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?
Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:34:34 EST


Homebuyer tax credit: 950,000 must repay
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:40:06 EDT
Nearly half of all Americans who claimed the first-time homebuyer tax credit on their 2009 tax returns will have to repay the government.

Housing quagmire: Is it time to remove relief?
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:06:29 EDT
For the growing number of struggling homeowners in this country, more help is on the way. Additional aid from the federal government will begin making its way to them next month -- one program would help qualified homeowners refinance their mortgages after seeing their property values fall below the amount they owe, and the other includes another round of funding to help the unemployed or underemployed with their payments.

A reward for responsible homeowners
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:33:24 EDT
The government has bailed out Wall Street firms, giant banks, creditors of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- and is trying to bail out people who've defaulted or are about to default on their mortgages. But let's say you're a hardworking family that has done nothing wrong except buy a home when the housing bubble was at its peak a few years ago. Your mortgage is now way underwater, but you're still making payments because you want to stay in your home -- and you're actually honorable. You're paying for everyone else's bailout, but because you have no equity in your house, you can't refinance to take advantage of the ultra-low mortgage rates that Uncle Sam's bailout strategy has produced. To use the technical term, you're being screwed.

Home prices gain 3.6% in past year
Posted: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:53:31 EDT
Despite a recent spate of bad news coming out of the housing industry, home prices show signs of stabilizing.

Tips for getting homeowners insurance
Posted: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:18:50 EDT
1. Loyalty is overrated

Surprise! Banks help more homeowners than Obama
Posted: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:21:32 EDT
Remember how everyone complained that banks weren't doing enough to help troubled borrowers?

Remodeling your home? Get online
Posted: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:50:46 EDT
Home improvement is one of the fastest-growing segments of e-commerce. But the consequences of a bad decision when it comes to finding a contractor or remodeling products online are far worse than buying the wrong paperback.

Say goodbye to the McMansion
Posted: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:33:30 EDT
The American home is shrinking. Toll the bell for the McMansion.

Fewer mortgages are in default
Posted: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:31:31 EDT
Fewer mortgage borrowers are delinquent on their loan payments, according to the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

     
 

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