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.

This New Idea Could Cut Mortgage Red Tape

By Marine Cole

Whether you’re purchasing a home or refinancing an existing loan, applying for a mortgage is tedious and intrusive. It usually requires digging out a multitude of documents, from paycheck stubs and...
Los Angeles sues JPMorgan, alleges discriminatory lending

By Jonathan Stempel, Reuters

(Reuters) - The City of Los Angeles has sued JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N>, accusing the largest U.S. bank of engaging in discriminatory mortgage lending practices that drove up foreclosures...
Capital concerns hit BNP Paribas on report of $10 billion U.S. fine

By Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier and Lionel Laurent, Reuters

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - Fears that a looming U.S. fine on BNP Paribas BNPP.PA could be big enough to force it to raise capital and restrict its dividends hit France's biggest bank on Friday, driving...
10 Affordable Housing Markets—On the Beach!

By Marine Cole

If you’ve always dreamed of owning a beach house, Hobe Sound, 100 miles north of Miami, is the place to be, according to a new report on top beach town bargains.
6 Smart Ways to Get Ahead of Rising Interest Rates

By Sheryl Nance Nash, The Fiscal Times

The days of 3-to-4 percent mortgages could soon be a distant memory, and here’s what you should do ahead of a rising interest rate environment.

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