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.

Berkshire seeks independent examiner in ResCap case

By Reuters

(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has asked a court to appoint an independent examiner in the Residential Capital LLC (ResCap) bankruptcy case to investigate some transactions...
Housing Mismatch: Boomers Sell, Millennials Rent

By Michelle Hirsch, The Fiscal Times

A decline in the numbers of millennials looking to buy homes combined with an oncoming wave of baby boomers looking to retire and sell their homes could dent the housing market recovery, economists...
Residential segregation lingering problem: study

By Patricia Reaney, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Multiethnic neighborhoods have increased in the United States in recent decades but not many white and black families are moving into them, according to new study published on...
Facebook shares head south again, set new trough

By Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares in Facebook Inc kept up their downward march on Thursday, cracking under $27 to set a record low and shedding almost $30 billion in market value since a botched May...
Jamie Dimon to appear before Senate panel on June 13

By Dave Clarke, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase and Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon will testify before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on June 13 to discuss the bank's recent trading losses, the...

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