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Continue Reading April 29th, 2010
The $8,000 homebuyer tax credit has had an impact: Reports from around the nation are that contract signings have been way up the past few weeks as people prepare for the credit to expire on Friday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/2WIkC0KxoXM” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 29th, 2010
Foreclosure filings declined in more than half of the country’s worst-hit spots in the first three months of 2010. But that doesn’t mean the healing has begun.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/nAI_9tshHl4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 29th, 2010
In a city filled with foreclosures and abandoned buildings, East Warren Avenue on Detroit’s east side could be called the epicenter. Banks own 1,331 buildings in the surrounding 48224 zip code. More than 7 percent of homes in the area were in foreclosure last year — the highest rate in the city.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/I7SIQg1JDts” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 28th, 2010
The years-long trend of Americans buying homes and expatriating to Mexico has collapsed, done in by a trifecta of the recession, swine flu and an epic crime wave.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/WfBWFVY_Oq4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 27th, 2010
February home prices posted their first year-over-year increase since December 2006, according to a report out today.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-IIQCrJZDlI” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 27th, 2010
Mortgage fraud is still on the rise, according to a report released Monday, despite efforts by law enforcement and policy makers to rein it in.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-rfbjoyyiKQ” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 23rd, 2010
Shares of major U.S. homebuilders rallied Friday, even as the broader market sputtered, after the government reported a surge in new home sales.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/aEMqkojejJ8″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 22nd, 2010
Existing home sales jumped 6.8% in March, with home buyers racing to get a tax credit that expires in April, according to a real estate industry report released Thursday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/R0cnGamLMKg” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 22nd, 2010
If you’re delinquent on your mortgage, your credit score will suffer. Everyone knows that. The question is, by how much?img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/n6YSp20V6vs” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading April 20th, 2010
The housing market has seen some positive signs recently, such as stabilizing home prices and increased sales, but foreclosures continue to haunt the market.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/zWomRLx7wOc” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
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