Using Mosaics To Show Why “National Real Estate News” Is Useless
These photos represent six neighborhoods in America and their respective real estate markets. They are six different neighborhoods with six different feels, each with its own character and flavor. Some...
View ArticleUsing Mosaics To Show Why There’s “National Real Estate News” Is Useless
These photos represent six neighborhoods in America and their respective real estate markets. They are six different neighborhoods with six different feels, each with its own character and flavor. Some...
View ArticleT-Minus 2 Weeks Until The Fed Hikes The Fed Funds Rate?
Members of the Federal Reserve turned up the inflation chatter since late-May and mortgage rates are suffering. Even worse, it’s creating a confusion among home buyers because lender pricing is...
View ArticleBankrate.com Mortgage Trend Index (June 12, 2008)
I am a regular participant in the Bankrate.com Mortgage Rate Trend survey and this week’s survey is now available. As a reminder: The survey is for conforming loans only. You’re welcome to email me...
View ArticleThe 80/20 Rule Of Foreclosures in America (May 2008)
RealtyTrac’s May 2008 foreclosure report looks terrible in the papers, but there’s good reasons why we don’t get our news from the headlines only. A deeper look at the data shows that the whole country...
View ArticleWashington Report: Nationwide Registration?
With the Senate poised to pass major housing legislation this week — even as early as tomorrow — critics are taking a harder look at some of the bill’s lesser-known provisions. Here is the original:...
View ArticleReal Estate Outlook: New Home Loan Applications Up
With all the stock market jitters about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. mortgage system, you might have the impression that the real estate market is on the edge of some sort of cliff. Read more...
View ArticleMortgage Rates Plunge in Freddie Mac Weekly Survey
McLEAN, VA — Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.93 percent with an average 0.7...
View ArticleKey To Purchasing Real Estate in the San Diego Market
If you were listening to the real estate “rose-colored glasses” crowd, in 2006 you would have heard, “It’s not a slowdown and there is NO bubble. The San Diego market is just going back to ‘normal.’...
View ArticleThe Mortgage Reports : A Planned Blogging Vacation
I’m on blogging leave for the rest of the week. For mortgage questions on your purchase or refinance, email me anytime. My contact information is at right. In the meanwhile, keep yourself entertained...
View ArticleWashington Report: Home Affordable Refinance Program
The Obama administration’s latest expansion of its “home affordable” refinance program, outlined just before the July 4 holiday, could be huge news for tens of thousands of owners whose houses are...
View ArticleForget November 30, 2009 — Make November 16, 2009 Your Personal First-Time...
The $8,000 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit expires November 30, 2009. In order to claim the tax credit, the IRS requires that you’ve closed on or before that date. December 1, 2009 is too late. But...
View ArticleKnow Your Buyers; Better Their Lives
There’s some new research that sheds light on why real estate consumers pick up and move. Not surprisingly, most do so to better their lives. According to Relocation.com, the a leading online consumer...
View ArticleNew Disclosures Help Mortgage Consumers Know Risk
The Federal Reserve is gearing up with more consumer protection on the home loan front, as it continues its overhaul Regulation Z. Go here to see the original: New Disclosures Help Mortgage Consumers...
View Article2013 in Review
From big celebrity real estate news to quirky homes hitting the market, we’re recapping the best of 2013, month by month, with some of our favorite Zillow Blog stories, social media posts and images on...
View ArticleVote for Your Favorite Home of 2017
Each week we shine a spotlight on a home with unusual features, outstanding architecture or a spectacular locale. Take a look at the homes, and cast your vote for the House of the Year. Next week,...
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