Lean times signal for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.
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States have until late Monday to agree to the latest draft deal aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with mortgages bigger than their home’s value.
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Just one day after President Obama detailed a proposal to enable millions of homeowners to refinance to record-low mortgage rates, those rates notched another record.
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President Barack Obama proposed a plan aimed at helping millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages to today’s historically-low rates. To pay for it though, he’ll need $5 billion to $10 billion.
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Investors are racing into REITs that promise higher yields than equity REITs. But be forewarned, the higher yields of these other types of real estate vehicles come with very real risks.
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You’d think that investors would be leery of companies that own and manage commercial real estate. Vacancy rates remain elevated in office buildings and shopping centers. Except for apartment buildings, rents really haven’t grown at all in four years. And given the possibility that the global economy may retrench yet again, things could still get […]

Between slumping prices and low mortgage rates, it’s a good day to look for real estate bargains. But thanks to tightened lending standards, legions of young would-be homebuyers aren’t precisely in a position to take advantage of the opportunity. That’s where their parents come in: One in three first-time buyers received either a gift or […]

Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities the index covers.
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The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.
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