Real Estate

6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off

By Beth Braverman

Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market

By Diana Olick, CNBC

Homebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?

By Rob Garver

In the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers

By Beth Braverman

As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.

The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers

By Ester Bloom, CNBC

Maybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today

By Beth Braverman

Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House

By Beth Braverman

You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home

By Beth Braverman

If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage

By Beth Braverman

With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.

Fed needs better way to signal policy, officials say

By Sakari Suoninen and Alistair Scrutton and Ann Saphir, Reuters

FRANKFURT/STOCKHOLM/HOUGHTON, Michigan (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve confused financial markets over scaling back its bond buying, four top officials said on Thursday, with one arguing the central...
Foxtons, the London bubble stock: James Saft

By James Saft, Reuters

(Reuters) - It is hard to imagine, much less find, a better exemplar of how capital gets misallocated in a bubble than British property agent Foxtons, whose stock was publicly listed last week...
Regulator sues Morgan Stanley, eight others over faulty securities

By Reuters

(Reuters) - A U.S. regulator filed lawsuits against Morgan Stanley and eight other banks over the sale of nearly $2.4 billion in mortgage-backed securities to two credit unions that later failed,...
Apple polishes forecast after selling 9 million new iPhones

By Poornima Gupta and Jennifer Saba, Reuters

(Reuters) - Apple Inc sold 9 million new iPhones during their first three days in stores after China joined the list of launch countries for the first time, prompting the company to issue a rosier...
White House rounding up support for Yellen to take reins at Fed

By Rachelle Younglai and Jeff Mason, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House officials are mustering support among Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee to back Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen, three sources said on Friday,...

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