Mortgage denied: Sometimes, for no good reason
Getting a mortgage just keeps getting tougher, and many homebuyers are getting rejected for loans they could easily afford.
Foreclosed? The tax man may want his cut
Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage debt because the house sold for less than it the mortgage balance?
Zillow files for $52 million IPO
Real estate site Zillow.com filed for a $51.75 million initial public offering Monday.
Foreclosures off 30% this year
On the surface, the foreclosure crisis seems to be easing. The number of foreclosure notices filed during the first three months of 2011 fell 27% compared with the first quarter of 2010, according to a report from RealtyTrac released Thursday.
Vulture investors flipping their way to big profits
Even in these down times, there’s money to be made buying and flipping houses.
Restore your winter-damaged yard
Old Man Winter may have finally blown out of town, but the evidence of his foul temper remains. The harsh storms that battered much of the country — even places as far south as Atlanta and Dallas — have left millions of homeowners staring not at the fresh new growth of spring but at broken tree branches, browned shrubs, and sick-looking lawns.
America’s most overvalued cities
Can a housing market simultaneously be the most undervalued in the nation and one of the worst housing buys? It can if it’s Las Vegas.
Most (and least) affordable cities
Indianapolis tops the list of affordable cities again, while New York City hangs on to the title of the least affordable.
The road to bad remodeling is paved with good intentions. Anyone tackling a major project wants his home to look and work better — and to get a reasonable return on investment. But renos are packed with so much stress and emotion that it’s easy to go wrong.
Resurgence of San Diego’s Little Italy
Walk down Little Italy’s main drag and you see coffee-sipping window shoppers brush past old Italian men relaxing in the spotless piazza. New businesses keep popping up, the restaurants are packed and condo construction is in full swing here in downtown San Diego.
The Lincoln Lawyer now fights foreclosure
Even lawyers are powerless against the economy.
Want a vacation home? Prices are falling
Been dreaming of a vacation home? Somewhere warm to get away? Or maybe a cabin in the woods? Prices are right if you can afford it.
Sales of doomsday bunkers up 1,000%
A devastating earthquake strikes Japan. A massive tsunami kills thousands. Fears of a nuclear meltdown run rampant. Bloodshed and violence escalate in Libya.
Renew your lease – rents could rise 10%
Renters beware: Double-digit rent hikes may be coming soon.
We paid cash for our million-dollar home
Laura Dominguez-Vasquez and her husband, Luis, recently sold their Coral Gables, Fla., home to all-cash buyers for just under $1 million. They’re now shopping for a new home and intend to pay cash as well.
