Housing

Mortgage loans rates made mixed moves last week, but so far this week the direction has been higher. On Tuesday, mortgage loan rates hit a new 52-week high.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index (HMI) for May rose two points from the April reading of 68 to 70. The HMI posted an 18-year high of 74 in December...
It's easy to overlook some basic home maintenance chores when the weather warms up after a long, cold winter. Here are six chores that won't take much time and could save money and more down the road.
One home. One island off the coast of Connecticut.  East of New Haven of the coast off Branford priced at $3 million. Branford itself is a moderately prosperous town. It has a population of 28,000....
Mortgage loan rates closed last week about where they started it. Applications for new mortgage loans dipped slightly last week and refinance levels remain at a near-10-year low.
The percentage of U.S. delinquent mortgages dropped slightly year over year in February to 4.8%. Delinquencies in parts of the country hit by last year's hurricanes remain well above the national...
When its time for millennials to buy a home they are looking hardest for a place they can afford and such places typically do not include the higher priced coastal cities. Here are the 10 cities...
Applications for new mortgages dipped last week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association and mortgage interest rates rose again.
U.S. home prices rose 7% on average in March, according to the latest data from CoreLogic. Home prices are nearly 2% higher than at their previous peak in early 2006.
Bidding wars for homes in some cities have been common for decades. Now these wars are spreading to smaller cities, increasing the difficulty some buyers face in finding the home they want and can...
Mortgage loan rates are rising as rising yields on U.S. Treasuries add to rising Federal Reserve policy rates and investors' worries about inflation. Applications for new mortgages slipped a bit last...
The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday morning that new homes sold in the United States in March were higher than the prior month and nearly 9% higher than March of last year.
The Case-Shiller home price index rose by 6.3% year over year in February, a larger jump than the index posted in January. Home prices continue to rise sharply as the U.S. economy burbles along.
Sales of existing homes rose 1.1% year over year in March according to data reported Monday by the National Association of Realtors. Limited inventory and high prices continue to constrain sales.
Mortgage fraud risk rose for the sixth consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2018. According to CoreLogic there was a sharp increase in borrowers who were seeking to purchase rental properties...