Archive for July, 2010
Continue Reading July 29th, 2010
Modern America has long paired the “America Dream” with home ownership. The idea of staying put, paying property taxes and periodically mowing the lawn belonged to citizens who were somehow more American than the poor saps who could only afford to rent the place they called home.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HmSFOA7nbTs” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 29th, 2010
Foreclosure filings climbed in 75% of the nation’s metro areas during the first half of 2010, according to a report issued Thursday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-L5OSf-4w7c” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 28th, 2010
The “Easy Rider” left us earlier this year. Now his stunning Venice, Calif., compound is on the market - for $6.25 million.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Xyho7WGHW0o” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 28th, 2010
The City of Cleveland’s long-standing battle to pin its housing woes on Wall Street may have finally gone bust.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/WBM5KLLUW3U” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 28th, 2010
With plans to start a family, Michael and Becky McCullough, 33 and 31, wanted more space. So last year they snapped up a four-bedroom foreclosure in Brookhaven, Ga., for $480,000.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/JrSVH8aHnTE” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 27th, 2010
The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/MGfjUuqCBDw” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 26th, 2010
New home sales rebounded in June from the record low hit the previous month but remained sluggish.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/tE7X3TnJg5s” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 26th, 2010
In the latest sign of renewed turbulence in the housing market, an industry group said Thursday that sales of existing homes fell 5.1% in June.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/9GzUDOfWojg” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 24th, 2010
Slick TV commercials and online ads tell delinquent borrowers that they can save their homes by filing for personal bankruptcy. But is it true — or just too good to be true?img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Y6t7jPDL8aI” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading July 23rd, 2010
Yes, Jim Morrison is still dead. But the rock star’s L.A. house is up for sale - and it can be can be yours for a cool $1.2 million.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PA01r4o1-Uc” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
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