Mortgage bankers think they see the end: Unemployment will top out at 10% and foreclosures will peak late next year. Read more.
10/15/2009
National Home Protection must stop selling home service warranty products in Fla. but continue to honor existing contracts. Read more.
10/14/2009
'Strategic defaults' are rising as homeowners decide it's financially wise to walk away when they have negative equity. Read more.
10/13/2009
Real estate is leveraged investment: A 10% downpayment produces a 1,000% return if the value merely doubles. Read more.
10/12/2009
Current limits expire at the end of 2009. In testimony before a House subcommittee, NAR urged members to extend that date. Read more.
10/09/2009
The owners of a Tampa company attempted to defraud nearly 300 Fla. homeowners by offering foreclosure help. Read more.
10/08/2009
A new quasi-federal rule forbids some commission cuts in a short sale; separately, an Iowa court opposed last-minute cuts. Read more.
10/07/2009
A new quasi-federal rule forbids some commission cuts in a short sale; separately, an Iowa court opposed last-minute cuts. Read more.
10/07/2009
A paradox for federal regulators: Cleaning up the financial crisis often rewards firms that helped create the mess. Read more.
10/06/2009
What makes one neighborhood's home values plummet as a nearby neighborhood's values remain relatively stable? Read more.
10/05/2009