Beware the 3 Percent Cap on Fees and Points
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) issued a somewhat final Ability to Repay (ATR) Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule in...
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HUD News: Donovan Announces Expanded Efforts to Help Homeowners Impacted By Sandy
In an effort to expand relief to homeowners impacted by Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan,...
Realogy Announces Preliminary First Quarter 2013 Results
Realogy Holdings Corp recently provided preliminary estimates of certain of its financial and operational results for the first quarter ended...
Perseverance Pays Off: Winning with Home Warranties at Carpenter REALTORS®
With 23-plus years in the real estate business, David Caveness has a pretty good idea of what works and what...
New Homes Bring New Opportunities
When I was a boy, my father told me a story I’ve never forgotten: The landlord of an apartment building,...
Sellers Becoming Confident in the Housing Market, Providing an Optimistic Outlook for the Housing Recovery
Realtor.com®, a leader in online real estate operated by Move, Inc., has released its March data on the U.S. housing...
Twenty Percent of Bankers Expect Lending Standards to Loosen
Expectations among bank risk professionals for the relaxation of lending standards increased sharply in the first quarter, rising from 12.1...
REALTORS® Applaud FHA for Taking Steps to Improve its Financial Stability; More Reforms Necessary
While the Federal Housing Administration still faces challenges ahead, the agency has already taken a number of significant steps to...
Lenders in Settlement to Make Payouts to Foreclosed Borrowers
(MCT)—As part of a settlement with federal regulators, 13 lenders this week are starting to pay out $3.6 billion to...
CENTURY 21 New Millennium Hosts April Open House Weekend
CENTURY 21 New Millennium real estate professionals are getting ready for spring in the D.C. Metro area by holding an...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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