Affordable Housing and HELOC Deductibility Under New Tax Laws
The new tax bill passed by Congress in December 2017, celebrated as the Trump Administration's first major legislative victory, will...
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Facebook Files Patent: Homeowner Data Could Reveal Socioeconomic Status
Have you scrolled by an ad on Facebook for new real estate signs—just a few hours after you searched for...
10-Year High Profits for Sellers
Homeowners are profiting when selling—and their average earnings haven't been this high since 2007. At the close of 2017, the...
CFPB ‘Constitutional’ After Appeals Court Ruling
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) organizational structure. The agency, which...
Mortgage Rates Up One-Quarter Percentage Point Since Start of Year
The average 30-year, fixed mortgage rate is 4.22 percent—hitting more than a one-quarter percentage point increase since the start of...
Pending Home Sales Edge Up
Pending home sales edged up in December, 0.5 percent in the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index...
Exceeding Inflation, Home Prices Rising Swiftly
Homes are appreciating at a healthy pace, with November prices up 6.2 percent year-over-year, according to the S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices....
Homeownership Rate Makes Marginal Progress
2017 closed with the homeownership rate improving, but at a slight standstill: 64.2 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's...
Hot in Housing: The Bay Area Rules
The Bay Area—chiefly San Francisco, San Jose and Vallejo—is on a hot streak, with no pointers to a slowdown this...
Assessing the State of the Housing Union
In 2018, the challenge for the housing industry will be balancing bursting demand with a severe shortage of supply, according...
Top 4 ‘Don’t Bother’ Projects to Flag for Your Home Sellers
There’s a big difference in value between making improvements when planning to stay in a home versus prepping it for the market. Read more.
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