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A small group of wealthy people are unfazed by the housing downturn and are forking over big premiums to have houses erected in record time.
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A family man in Michigan has been transferred by his company, but his wife loves their house. His employer has offered to buy the property from him. June Fletcher on whether he should accept the purchase offer.
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The designer and his business partner placed their home on the market again. Photographer and painter Richard Prince has more than doubled the size of his Hamptons spread. Sreenwriter Peter Griffiths has sold his Los Angeles house.
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With more new houses and condos in need of occupants, builders are tossing in money incentives and other perks to make a sale. Not all the enticements are as good as they seem.
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“I want to pay a higher real estate commission.” Judging by the look of disbelief on my real estate agent’s face, they were words she hadn’t heard often during the housing downturn.
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Hong Zhang Lin lost his home in Oakland’s Fruitvale District in a foreclosure auction this month.
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Lenders foreclosed on a record 3,242 Bay Area homes in the third quarter - a 622 percent increase from the same time last year - and there’s no sign of relief ahead, according to a realestate report Friday. Statewide, foreclosure activity hit all-time highs for the quarter.
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Editor - I smiled as I read “Flying the coop - to become renters!” (Oct. 20) because it describes our situation. My husband and I feel as if we are going against mainstream attitudes and logic because we are renting.
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It's semiannual property-tax time again. If you pay your own taxes, you have until midnight Wednesday to get your payment postmarked.
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There's a lot of real-estate amnesia out there. It's probably fair to say many home sellers can't remember much about the housing market...
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Real-estate agents often warn sellers about the danger of overpricing a house. Now they have evidence to show skeptical clients.
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As the once-booming home remodeling industry falters, it can be much less frustrating for homeowners seeking workers and good deals.
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Distress in the mortgage market is stirring up a wave of new relief bills on Capitol Hill.
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Borrowers should not rely on the judgment of loan providers in making decisions about cash-out refinance.
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Beneath the exterior of one of Seattle's most humble neighborhoods lies an unexpected and lovable quirkiness.
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Reverse mortgages are getting a lot of attention lately. Here's what you need to know about them.
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The total inventory of vacant homes increased about 8 percent in the third quarter compared to the same quarter last year, while the home-ownership rate remained unchanged in the third quarter after three consecutive quarterly declines, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.
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The real-estate slump is just getting worse prompting the obvious question: When will it all end? Analysts weigh in.
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Trying to sell your home this fall? It might be wise to tone down the holiday decor. A spooky ambiance may delight trick or treaters, but not necessarily house hunters.
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Charlotte, N.C., Orlando, Fla., and Cincinnati respectively, have the greatest number of home sellers choosing to sell their properties without a real-estate broker, according to a recent report. We look at three for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) houses on the market.
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More than $23.6 billion in California housing wealth will evaporate if realestate prices continue to decline and foreclosures on subprime home loans soar, according to a new congressional report that indicates the fallout from the national mortgage crisis is worsening.
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Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Inc. has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit seeking at least $10 million against a Fremont General subsidiary for a series of agreements to purchase residential mortgages.
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The lender plans to work with a nonprofit on a program that would help borrowers avoid foreclosure.
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Demand for previously-owned homes slid more than expected in September amid continued problems in the mortgage market.
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Winter is still a ways off in much of the Northeast but heating oil prices have already reached record highs. Price might climb even higher when the cold settles in, analysts say.
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