Archive for February, 2012
Continue Reading February 29th, 2012
The NBA star is selling his 56,000 square-foot contemporary estate, basketball court included.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/oFNwx1q4uqU” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 29th, 2012
Want to become a landlord in one of the nation’s hardest-hit foreclosure neighborhoods? Well, Uncle Sam has a deal for you.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/GuRD0-vQjq4″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 28th, 2012
Final details are due out this week in the $26 billion settlement to help struggling homeowners and settle charges of abusive and negligent foreclosure practices, according to President Obama’s housing chief.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/w-60-UVqzsA” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 28th, 2012
National home prices fell 4% in the fourth quarter of 2011, putting them back at levels last seen in mid-2002.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VWoAKh9XWnY” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 28th, 2012
In an effort to bolster its capital reserves, the Federal Housing Administration is planning to hike the insurance premiums it charges borrowers.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Vli5joaX_4k” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 28th, 2012
In the classic 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, everything in the space-age family’s home could be controlled by the press of a button on a remote control.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Sn3HlwBzDrk” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 27th, 2012
Housing is still one of the biggest drags on U.S. economic growth, but don’t look to the Federal Reserve for help. The central bank may have few tools left to fix it.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/hRzZ_7HZJ94″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 24th, 2012
New home sales exceeded forecasts in the latest government readings Friday, another sign of a long-awaited recovery in the battered housing market.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/uD-Fb1S0sxE” height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 24th, 2012
Shaun Donovan is the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/8tUIf3RbsS8″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
Continue Reading February 23rd, 2012
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose for the first time in four weeks, relinquishing its all-time record low amid news that the housing market is showing some signs of improvement.img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/5qGuCHj6Z-8″ height=”1″ width=”1″/ Read more »
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