Harder to get an Uncle Sam mortgage
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
It's going to be harder to get a government-backed mortgage from now on.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/B_U5l_GIVKg" height="1" width="1"/
Archive for January, 2010
Homebuyer tax credit: No e-file and four-month delays
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Good news homebuyers: You can file for your $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit again.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/bHAVowO0B5A" height="1" width="1"/
More homeowners get long-term help
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Intense pressure from the Obama administration spurred loan servicers to ramp up the amount of permanent modifications they offered to troubled borrowers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4RC1jDMdY6s" height="1" width="1"/
Record 3 million households hit with foreclosure in 2009
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Almost 3 million homeowners received at least one foreclosure filing during 2009, setting a new record for the number of people falling behind on their mortgage payments.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/0gtIfS4K9ZA" height="1" width="1"/
Find the sweet spot in real estate
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
First the housing market tanked, eventually sending home prices down 30% from their 2006 peak. Then came warnings that commercial real estate would be the next shoe to drop -- and that the problems could dwarf those in the residential market.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HrAn8daNfBc" height="1" width="1"/
Renters’ market: Prices fall 3%, vacancies up 8%
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
There haven't been this many vacant rental apartments for at least 30 years, according to a new industry report.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ged5h6feRk4" height="1" width="1"/
Last chance to refinance below 5%
Thursday, January 7th, 2010
If you want to refinance your mortgage into a loan with a sub-5% interest rate, better hurry. Your window of opportunity is closing fast.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PbHJg1RPijM" height="1" width="1"/
Homebuyers sign 16% fewer contracts
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Homebuyers abandoned the market in droves during November: They signed 16% fewer sales contracts than the month before.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/2kQ3hIDBsbw" height="1" width="1"/
Will bonuses save the day for Manhattan real estate?
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
Bonuses are making a comeback on Wall Street and that might help stabilize the Manhattan real estate market.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/dqsmWPWB9PU" height="1" width="1"/
3 reasons home prices are heading lower
Friday, January 1st, 2010
After four months of gains, home prices flattened in October. Worse yet, industry insiders think that they'll soon start to fall.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Fo4rsXE9rkE" height="1" width="1"/