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DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2015 Cities across the country are having to adapt to the needs of the millennial generation, who make up the largest share of home buyers, according to a generational trends report by NAR. Due to the recent economic climate, millennials don't mind maki...

  DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 09, 2015 The majority of contracts – 64 percent -- are settled on time with no delays to closing, but some REALTORS® acknowledge facing delays or even having contracts terminated for numerous reasons, according to the latest REALTORS® Confidence Index Surv...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 18, 2015 Master bedroom walk-in-closets and a laundry rooms are the top features that builders are most likely to include in a new home this year, according to a survey of builders conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. "Both features speak to...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, MAY 05, 2015 Single-family, condo, co-op, and townhome listing views on realtor.com® in April soared 40 percent compared to last year at this time. Jonathan Smoke, realtor.com®’s chief economist, calls it "furious" activity in the housing market this spring -- so...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2015 CEOs of the largest companies renting out single-family homes say they plan to raise rents up to 5.7 percent this year.  Investors are switching their focus from buying properties to optimizing the revenue from the thousands of properties they bou...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 Economic activity weakened in the first quarter of the year, mostly attributed to bad weather conditions across the Northeast and West Coast port disruptions. But the economy will likely gain momentum throughout the spring, which is expected to giv...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 More investors are flipping properties again, a trend that started last year and is building momentum across the country, according to Auction.com's First Quarter 2015 Real Estate Investor Activity Report. Read more: Where the House Flippers Are: 1...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2015 Fixed-rate mortgages were mostly unchanged this week, remaining near the lowest averages of the year, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week endi...

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 The severe drought plaguing the West may stall new-home construction in the region, according to the chief economist of the National Association of Home Builders. Housing starts in the West dropped for the third consecutive month, falling 19 percent...

If you can't afford your mortgage payment and it's time for you to transition to more affordable housing, the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives® (HAFA) program is designed for you. HAFA provides two options for transitioning out of your mortgage: a short sale or a Deed-in-Lieu (DIL) of for...