Another drop in mortgage interest rates, to their lowest level in three years, sent borrowers back to the bank to refinance home loans. Total mortgage application volume increased 2.9 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week. Applications are now nearly 35 percent higher than one ... Read More »
A real estate agent shows a prospective buyer a home that is listed as a short sale as he shops for a house in Coral Gables, Florida. U.S. home resales rose in May to a more than nine-year high as improving supply increased choice for buyers, suggesting the economy remains ... Read More »
The cost of purchasing a home, already sky-high, has continued to rise across the country—more than twice as fast as inflation, on average—leaving many to wonder how they could possibly come up with the necessary cash for a down payment. (Is it possible for one to sell both kidneys?) Home ... Read More »
The lack of residences on the market, leading to price jumps and bidding wars, isn’t stopping buyers from closing on the homes of their dreams. In April, the number of existing homes sold shot up 4.9% year over year, to 471,000 purchases across the great U.S. of A., according to ... Read More »
Another U.S. bank is now offering a low down payment mortgage. Wells Fargo introduced the yourFirstMortgage program Thursday that offers home loans for up to $417,000 with down payments as little as 3%. The San Francisco-based bank said the program is aimed at helping low- and moderate-income people and first-time ... Read More »
The gender pay gap is following women home from the office. Buying a home is a better financial move for men than women, as the average market value of homes owned by single men is 10% higher than homes owned by single women, according to a new report from RealtyTrac. ... Read More »
As the spring real estate selling season gets in gear, some houses are moving faster getting better offers than others. Apparently, a lot depends on a short list of key features that home buyers favor in local markets around the country, according to e recent analysis from real estate site ... Read More »
Everyone is his or her own Martha Stewart, and who wouldn’t want to see beautiful pictures of our loved ones on the mantel? Answer: potential buyers. They don’t want to see your babies, your knickknacks, your artwork or even those adorable macramé potholders you and your daughter made that rainy ... Read More »
LOS ANGELES, April 17 — Actress Jewel Staite is to reunite with her formerFirefly co-star Nathan Fillion on his mystery dramedy series Castle. Showrunners Terence Paul Winter and Alexi Hawley confirmed the casting to TVLine. Staite will appear in the May 2 episode of the ABC series. She will play ... Read More »
“I just need a roof over my head – preferably one I own,” says Alastair Wilson, a new father, who echoes many in Sydney’s notoriously fevered real estate market. “I was used to astounding prices in London. However, Sydney prices made my jaw drop.” Emigrating from the UK in 2008, ... Read More »
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Big Apple, big price tags: A new report finds that average Manhattan apartment prices have cracked the $2 million mark for the first time. Douglas Elliman Real Estate, which produces the quarterly report with appraisal firm Miller Samuel, found that the average price of a Manhattan condo or co-op in ... Read More »
