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  According to a new study from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Booz Allen Hamilton, construction in the green-building industry will support 7.9 million jobs over the next four years while pumping into the American economy $554 billion. Currently, 2 million American jobs are supporte...

Homeownership has always been a hallmark of America life. In recent years, homeownership became more readily accessible. In fact, according to the Federal Reserve, "Tax incentives, mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration, and other government policies all contributed to a long...

  Energy. There's no denying you have heard, read or watched a story about it in the last 12- to 24-hours. As time goes on and momentum from consumers demanding new and better ways to produce energy, more and more companies are taking advantage of the economic and transactional advantages of effi...

Living in a condo or a rental unit comes with one definite perk. You don't have to make your own repairs! Now that you have moved into your new home, it's time to put on a new hat, that of "handyman." For the big jobs, like roofing and rewiring, you'll more than likely still rely on a profession...

  The latest jobs report has come in with more new filings for unemployment than analysts expected, up 20,000. This comes after two consecutive weeks of falling applications. Other trouble is brewing in the market as well. Freddie Mac has more trouble on its hands, reporting that weakness in hous...

All of us have something in common with our homes. Sure, style, design, and location are at the top of the list, but how about age? As we age, buyers, especially the baby boomer generation, are looking to transform their homes into a place that they can stay in for as long as possible or they're...

  The extension of the first-time home buyer tax credit will help continue to clear out inventory, but expanding the credit to include more buyers may not be as helpful in high-cost housing areas. President Barack Obama recently signed legislation that extends the deadline on the first-time home ...

Part of the freeze is over for 23 states. Bank of America has announced that foreclosures are resuming in over two dozen states. The bank says in its review, it has not found a single occasion where a foreclosure proceeded in error. "We voluntarily paused our process in the 23 judicial states, no...

More qualified homeowners struggling with unemployment or under-employment in additional states have been targeted by two expanded foreclosure-prevention efforts from the Obama administration. First, from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Housing Finance Agency (HFA) Innovation Fund for the H...

Are the economy and housing market finally showing marked improvements on the road to recovery? The National Association of Realtors' latest survey shows that existing-home sales rose again in September, a positive sign that the market is moving in the right direction. Lawrence Yun, NAR chief eco...