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.
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.
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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