Real Estate News From The Archive

It doesn't take much to feel little more than gloom about the prospect of real estate as an investment tool. You can even begin to wonder how much you may ultimately lose if you have to move.

If you are in the market for a new home, you may be finding that many homes are simply out of your price range, despite the recession and the increased number of foreclosures.

In a new response to the foreclosure crisis, Fannie Mae has launched a new scheme to try and help homeowners stay in their homes.

Is four months enough of a trend to indicate we are coming out of a home sales slump of epic proportions?

California foreclosure homes for sale are still among the country's highest in number in September.

The economic crisis is affecting everyone, particularly hard hit are people trying to sell their home and having to compete with foreclosed properties.

The U.S. Government has relied primarily on volunteer efforts by lenders to stop the foreclosure bleeding among America's mortgage holders.

Negative equity is playing a critical role in the reduction of job mobility and emergency funds for homeowners. This phenomenon is estimated to effect more than 7 million homeowners.

The prevailing rules related to property taxes may actually find homeowners paying more in taxes in 2009 than they did in 2008.

Right now, the future of the stock market is uncertain, and even though it seems to bounce back some days, triple-digit losses occur again other days.

If you're one of the many Americans facing foreclosure, an announcement made by Bank of America this week could well allow you to stay in your home.

CNNMoney.com recently reported that housing prices in America have fallen an average of 16.3% in the past year and 21% since mid 2006. The freefall may not be over.

If you bought a house in the last five years you're probably wondering how much your house is worth today. You're also wondering if the situation will get any better soon.

It seems as if the US housing sector has had a strong bout with bad news since the sub prime debacle of 2007. Each month consumers and homebuilders are faced with mounting pressure.

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, better known as Freddie Mac, revealed on September 4th that mortgage rates had dropped for the third week in a row

The starting of construction on new homes dropped 11% in July 2008 from the rate of the previous month.

Many homeowners and financial consultants have been trying to reassure themselves that the worst is now over in terms of the mortgage crisis that has been ripping through the United States.

There are so many different ways to purchase foreclosures. Here are three examples of ways you can purchase real estate.

Currently, the real estate market is facing a few obstacles; both buyers and sellers have their share of challenges regarding their real estate dollars.

After weeks of rumors, the Senate passed the $300 billion housing rescue bill on Saturday, July 26.

Dropping real estate prices should be good news for prospective home buyers, but it's just not happening that way.