Have an adjustable-rate mortgage? Make sure you know how it works.
My daughter and her now-former husband bought a house in 2000 with a variable-rate loan. They ended up filing for bankruptcy and were paying off what they owed on the house. They got divorced two years ago, and she got the house. Her payments increased approximately $250 per month when the loan a…
Rising FHA default rate foreshadows a crush of foreclosures
The share of borrowers who are falling seriously behind on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration jumped by more than a third in the past year, foreshadowing a crush of foreclosures that could further buffet an agency vital to the housing market’s recovery.
City, Vulcan push higher South Lake Union height limits
Seattle wants taller buildings in South Lake Union, and is starting to study the impact of towers as high as 30 stories. Residents fear they’ll be walled in. High-rises could block views of the Space Needle and lake, and cast parts of the neighborhood in shadow.
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Report: Loan modifications can't take the place of jobs
Actors Jeremy Renner, who played the leader of an explosives-disposal unit in the critically acclaimed Iraq war film, “The Hurt Locker,”…
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FHA revises 'anti-flipping' rule
The agency once again will provide mortgage insurance for some purchases where the seller closed on the property less than 90 days earlier. The objective is to speed up sales of renovated houses.
Call it three birds with one stone: The federal government hopes simultaneously to help low-down-payment home buyers, investors who fix up foreclosures, and local communities burdened with too many bank-owned and foreclosed homes — all with one potentially far-reaching policy change.
'Cash-in' refis growing in popularity
Instead of tapping into equity, Americans are preferring to put in cash to cut debt.
Thinking of cashing out some equity when you refinance your mortgage? Sure, that used to be what millions of homeowners did when they needed extra money.
Jeremy Renner, Kristoffer Winters' Hollywood Hills area home sells for more than $4 million
No bomb here. Actors Jeremy Renner, who played the leader of an explosives disposal unit in the critically acclaimed film “The Hurt Locker,” and co-investor Kristoffer Winters found a buyer for their restored 1924 Greek Revival in the Hollywood Hills area after five months on the market. It sold for more than $4 million.
Clifton couple negotiate selling their own home without a broker – NorthJersey.com
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Clifton couple negotiate selling their own home without a broker
NorthJersey.com These "for sale by owner" — or FSBO — sellers usually are motivated by their desire to save the real estate agent's commission, typically 5 percent to 6 … |
Homeowners Walk Away from Foreclosures
Thousands of valley residents are doing anything they can to save their homes from being foreclosed on.
Simon Property's quarterly profit tumbles
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc., the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner, said Friday morning that fourth-quarter earnings before gains and losses dropped as unemployment remained close to a 26-year high.