Coalition targets long string of transfer fees

Can you name a housing controversy that pulls Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, consumer advocates, labor unions representing transport and…


Bank loan officers must register in database


Real-estate incentives out of style among price-focused shoppers


Last Carnegie Hall resident forced out of towers

Red scaffolding surrounds Carnegie Hall as the city-owned towers are being gutted this summer in a $200 million renovation that includes adding a youth music program.


Fannie Mae unveils consumer website for borrowers

Mortgage company Fannie Mae is introducing a website to help consumers who are struggling to avoid foreclosure learn about ways to get help.


Marilyn Monroe’s former ‘hacienda’ is for sale


5 ways to screw up a mortgage refinance


Consumer-protection bureau needs time to settle in


The liveaboard life: small space, small price

Living in a marina can be an affordable, peaceful and challenging alternative to having a house.


Home vacancies rise as ownership reaches 10-year low

The share of homes empty and for sale, known as the vacancy rate, was 2.5 percent, matching the year-earlier period and down from 2.6 percent in the first quarter, the Census Bureau said. The homeownership rate fell from 67.1 percent in the first quart…