Banks Reach Settlement on Morgages

Bank of America agreed on Monday to pay more than $10 billion to Fannie Mae to settle claims over troubled mortgages that soured during the housing crash, mostly loans issued by the bank’s...

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The ultimate house painting tips guide

Whether you are repainting an entire house, or just touching up the corner of a room, painting is an important part of home-ownership (and even renting).

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Top 10 real estate websites in December

For the sixth month in a row, Yahoo Real Estate was the most popular real estate-related website in December, according to the latest rankings from Web metrics firm Experian Hitwise.

Zillow once again took the No. 2 spot on the list, after dropping tothird place in November, and Realtor.com dipped to the No. 3 spot. Yahoo Real Estate gained considerable ground in December, capturing 8.27 percent of visits to the real estate category, compared to 7.02 percent the month before.

Selling? Improve The Appearance Of Your Home's Bathrooms.

Full-scale bathroom remodeling can be expensive and, in today’s Greenville housing market, you won’t likely get all of the money back that you put into it at the time of sale.

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Colorado wins over California

 

In the past three months, companies in industries as varied as sports broadcasting, technology manufacturing and home-loan transactions have chosen to expand in Colorado rather than at their California headquarters.

That’s not by accident. Local economic-development officials have put on a special push to attract new hubs for companies that say California’s tax system and workforce costs are becoming too burdensome, and which choose to grow outside the state.

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Attention Millennials, Is Now the Time for You to Buy a House?

Deflated home prices and near record-low interest rates have many young homebuyers looking to jump into the housing market, and experts say, now is the time to make the leap if they afford it.

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14 Ways A Kitchen Remodel Can Help You Lose Weight

A kitchen redo can mean sticking to healthy eating—and weight loss—goals

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New home construction surged 37% in 2012

The new home construction industry was among the hardest hit, but with continued signs of improvement, housing is in for a positive 2013, although getting to pre-recession normals will take year...M

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U.S. Housing Starts Jump 12.1% in December, Biggest Increase Since 2008

Happy days are coming back for U.S. homebuilders. According to last week's data from the U.S. Commerce Department, solid gains in both single-family and multifamily housing production r...

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Selling? Improve The Appearance Of Your Home's Bathrooms.

Full-scale bathroom remodeling can be expensive and, in today’s Greenville housing market, you won’t likely get all of the money back that you put into it at the time of sale.

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Mortgage rates up slightly as economy adds jobs

Fed may scale back or end efforts to keep rates low if job gains continue

 

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8 Things Your Neighbors Won't Tell You (PHOTOS)

Although we rely on the people that live next door to us for a lot of things, there are some things that neighbors won't tell you. Whether they are taking advantage of your WiFi or secretly ..

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5 cities where home prices fell the most in 2012

Kiplinger is taking a look at U.S. metro areas (with populations of more than half a million) to find those that suffered the largest percentage decreases in home prices last year. Yahoo! Homes ...

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About 43% of Americans Expect Home Prices to Rise

The share of surveyed Americans who believe home prices will tick up in the next year reached the highest level to-date, at 43%, up 6 percentage points from November, according to Fannie Mae'.

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Should I Buy or Rent?

Deciding whether to buy or rent depends on several factors. Among them: where you live, how long you plan to stay in your home and how home prices compare to rents in the area.

Ronald Reagan's former home for sale for $5 million

GE rewarded Reagan for "General Electric Theatre's" rating success with this 4,764 square-foot modern ranch house in the hills west of downtown Los Angeles. It was in this home tha..

 

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America's Best Places to Live

These terrific small cities offer what American families care about most -- strong job opportunities, great schools, low crime, quality health care, and plenty to do. 

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Fiscal Cliff' Deal Favors Housing Recovery

The housing market is on firmer ground today, as two major tax provisions survived the "fiscal cliff." Congress did not touch the mortgage interest deduction, and it extended tax relie...

 

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7 Questions To Ask Your Home Inspector

The inevitable home inspection looms large for anxious homebuyers waiting to purchase their new property. The process is tenuous, as finding the right home inspector can be fraught with doubts. 

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Housing Market 2013: Predictions of What's to Come

Housing Market 2013: Predictions of What's to Come

 

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