This is news because the home was listed for $585,000, and it sold Dec. 10 for $546,000, according to the public record. This parcel is just over one-third of an…
Lew Sichelman But whether you are planning to jump into the ownership waters this spring, this summer or even next fall, there are several steps you should start taking now…
Standard & Poor’s is close to a $1.37 billion settlement with the Obama administration and U.S. states over allegations it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped…
A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Housing starts increased 4.4 percent to a 1.09 million annual rate, following the…
A $250,000 home purchase could require as little as $7,500 as a down payment with a My Community Mortgage loan from Fannie Mae. My Community Mortgage is for first-time homebuyers.…
Skilled-trades workers, taking breaks from their tasks at the factory that produces the electric Chevrolet Volt and other vehicles, dart in and out to do door, window and wall installation…
The National Association of Realtors said Friday that sales of existing homes rose 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.04 million. But over the course…
Majority backs secondary units; city officials considering rules
A builder works on a new apartment building under construction in Phoenix.Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press file photo Builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.09 million in…
Buyers have continued to come into the market because of low interest rates, which have negated some of the challenges of a higher-priced market and made it possible for first-time…
Lew Sichelman Perhaps the would-be buyers don’t realize the place is in a tough neighborhood. Maybe the price is just too high for the area. Or possibly the client isn’t…
The number of homes that were foreclosed on by banks last year fell 29 percent to the lowest level since 2006, foreclosure listing company RealtyTrac reported last week. Despite the…
So what does 2015 hold? Here’s a look at what industry insiders and analysts are expecting in 2015: Residential real estate The market will have strong demand for homes under…
A for sale by owner sign sits in front of a home in Richardson, Texas. Real estate data provider CoreLogic reports on November home prices on Tuesday.LM Otero/Associated Press Prices…
Crude oil prices have crashed since June, falling by more than 54 percent to less than $50 a barrel. That swift drop has started to cripple job growth in oil…
Young homebuyers are starting to return to the market as the economy improves and the job market is looking better.David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News “We could have made it work two…
A group of pension funds which sued over the securities said in a court filing Thursday the “settlement in principle” isn’t final, and the parties plan to seek preliminary approval…
President Barack Obama, joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Thursday speaks outside a home in a housing development in Phoenix.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press The housing market in Arizona…
Austin Mitchell walks away from an oil derrick near Williston, N.D. The drop in oil prices has local officials worried that many of the development projects underway in the area…
The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes, such as this one for sale in Los Angeles, rose modestly in November, although experts expect home sales to remain slow.Richard…
A brief history may help. Before 1994, all real estate brokers were agents or subagents for the seller. Buyers had no legal representation because the seller paid the commission. Practically…
Projects to build major apartment buildings, hotels and retail stores are moving ahead. Construction created a whopping 565 jobs in La Plata County from Jan. 1, 2013, to March 31,…
Construction continues on a 72-unit complex being built in New Bern, N.C. Housing starts fell in November.Chuck Beckley/The Sun Journal Housing starts declined 1.6 percent, the first drop since August,…
Of the 475 counties analyzed by RealtyTrac through October, 98 areas weren’t as affordable compared with the average level for the period starting in January 2000, the Irvine, California- based…
There are opportunities to own homes in many settings, including world-class resorts like Glacier Club or Durango Mountain Resort, or you can choose to live on small acreage, a ranch…
