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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released a mortgagee letter Wednesday setting out requirements for when a buyer of a condo unit can get FHA-insured financing…

Who has the hottest single-family housing market this fall? Fort Lauderdale, Fla., according to a new report released by Ten-X, an online real estate marketplace. Ten-X ranked the…

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage surged to its highest level since June. “This is the first week since June that mortgage rates were above 3.48 percent, snapping an…

The home ownership rate among those who are under 35 will continue to drop through 2025, according to a new report released by John Burns, a real estate…

Could the wrong shade of paint dampen buyers’ interest in a home? As a real estate pro, you can point sellers in the right direction when they’re considering…

A new reality series on YouTube shows the gritty side of real estate. Noah Kaplan, a 30-year-old real estate pro based in New York, created a YouTube series…

Mortgage rates continue to hover around all-time lows with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 3.43 percent this week. “This marks the ninth consecutive week that mortgage rates have…

Fixed-rate mortgages dropped slightly this week compared to the previous week, and continue to hover near all-time lows. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 2 basis points to 3.43…

Public comments provided by listing agents can give information about the property amenities, architecture, and neighborhood information, and they can also impact the days a property is on…

For renters who aspire to be home owners, transitioning from an apartment to a house requires a shift in their thinking that they may not be prepared to…

President Obama has signed H.R. 3700 – the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act” into law. The National Association of REALTORS® hailed the development as a “significant step” in…

Fixed-rate mortgages this week dropped to their lowest averages of the year, which analysts attribute to the fallout from last week’s “Brexit” vote. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged…

Quicken Loans has been fairly hush about its latest offering of a super low down payment mortgage, even as rival bank giants like Bank of America, Wells Fargo,…

Ever since Britain’s surprising vote to leave the European Union, U.S. home buyers and home owners have been reaping an expected benefit — mortgage rates that are quickly…

For the second consecutive week mortgage rates moved lower, and are currently the lowest since May 2013. “The 10-year Treasury yield continued its free fall this week as…

A new loan from a mortgage originator is designed to rescue student loan–burdened millennials struggling to save up for a down payment on a home or qualify for…

As some banks veer from Federal Housing Administration loans, they’re offering their own low down payment mortgages to appeal to home shoppers struggling to save enough to buy…

A kitchen makeover can cost upwards to $20,000 or more. But there are a few simple and inexpensive tweaks that can give a dated kitchen a more modern…