Prospect Mortgage, Brokerages Ordered to Pay Millions for Illegal Kickback Scheme
Prospect Mortgage, LLC, a major mortgage lender, and two real estate brokerages have been ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection...
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Home Prices ‘Recovered,’ Up 5.6 Percent in November
Home prices continued to trend up in November 2016, increasing 5.6 percent annually and 5.5 percent from October, according to...
Pending Home Sales Make End-of-Year Push
Pending home sales made an end-of-year push in December, picking up 1.6 percent from November in the National Association of...
President Trump Plans to ‘Do a Big Number’ on Dodd-Frank
Addresses the Fate of 'Disaster' Regulation The new administration is wasting no time addressing Dodd-Frank, with President Trump on Monday...
Housing Activity Not Frozen in January
Housing activity has been anything but frozen in January, with inventory moving at a 4 percent faster rate annually as...
Will Housing Become Better under Trump? Half of Americans Think So
Americans are "cautiously optimistic" about the housing market, with 69 percent recently surveyed by ValueInsured believing 2017 will be a...
Research: Uneven Divide Crops Up in Hot Housing Hubs
The nation's hottest housing hubs have clusters of affordable housing, but the demand for housing in the more expensive epicenters...
Most Rural Vets Reside in the South, Midwest
Five million veterans live in rural areas, with the majority living in rural areas in the South and Midwest, according...
Remodeling Activity to Pick Up in 2017
Homeowners are planning to spend more to improve their homes this year, up 6.7 percent to a total $317 billion,...
New Home Sales Drop in December
New single-family home sales fell in December, posting an annual rate of 536,000, 10.4 percent below the prior month's figure,...
Safe at Home: Holiday Tips That Keep Risks and Hazards to a Minimum
Getting back in touch through emails or notes can provide a subtle reminder that you want to stay connected, as well as providing useful information. Instead of sending a generic Happy Holidays card, why not add helpful holiday safety tips? Read more.
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