Home Buying News Archives

You hear the phrase "pride of ownership" in real estate a lot. It's indicative of a well-kept house that shows the owners realize that keeping your living quarters neat and fresh benefits not only you, but the ...

From Right at Home Daily Finding a qualified contractor may be one of the most difficult tasks you have as a homeowner.

There are very few active buyers in the real estate market these days -- but every one of them seems to be looking to buy a foreclosure or a short sale.

Posted by: byDesign There is a lot of negative hype surrounding the housing market today.

NEW YORK : America's home-buying season, when for-sale signs sprout like dandelions on lawns across the country, is shaping up to be even worse than expected this year, with prices falling, sales slowing and ...

The Justice Department gave a boost Tuesday to online real estate brokers - and potentially their clients - by forcing new industry policies to give Internet-based agents access to home listings they were ...

And, you deserved a bit more if you served in the military: money or loans for college and something of a break on mortgage loans.

Alberta's red-hot economy is fuelling demand for residential real estate in Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland this year, according to a report released today by RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic Canada.

OTTAWA, May 22 /CNW Telbec/ - An estimated 1.5 million households in 10 major Canadian centres surveyed indicated they completed renovations last year that cost an average of more than $12,800, according to the ...

The mortgage company that lent former Cincinnati wide receiver Chris Henry money to buy a house in Florence, Kentucky, has bought the home at a public auction.

Prince William officials are making lemonade from housing industry lemons, using the current foreclosure crisis to bring affordable housing to county employees.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE FRAUD: Preserving the American Dream of Homeownership, by Ralph R. Roberts and Rachel Dollar.

As U.S. banks mop up the mess from billions of dollars of bad home loans, buyers are finding the days of cheap money are over and, in many cases, tougher versions of old lending rules now apply.

Pat and Paula Jacques put their two-story home in Stonebridge up for sale in July.

Matthew and Zoila Toth just bought a home in Stockton in order to save money. By recently buying a foreclosure property in the Country Club area of west Stockton, the young couple, with a young son, was able to ...

If you didn't buy a house in the last five years, the market is starting to look pretty good to buyers, a real estate information service reported Tuesday.

Click to enlarge photo Expectations of lower house prices in the next year have increased dramatically, the latest ASB housing confidence survey shows.

“We wanted something not just dealing with the credit crisis and focused on foreclosures.”

Interested in learning more about buying a house, improving your credit or how to save energy and money? Then travel to the Salvio Pacheco Plaza 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today for a housing resource fair aimed at ... via Ledger Dispatch

“It really is a sense of pride. It wouldn't have the same emotional attachment if I didn't help build it.”

Select low-income families from across British Columbia will benefit from a $500,000 provincial grant geared to ease the financial strain of buying a home built by Habitat for Humanity in Burnaby. via Burnaby News Leader

“No matter what the housing market is experiencing, consumers should always first look at their own financial situation and work with a lender to determine the most appropriate financing options available to them.”

Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act. via PilotOnline.com

“We provide classes on Internet safety at many of our communities”

Are you a baby boomer? Statisticians consider anyone born between 1946 and 1964 to be a full-fledged baby boomer. via The Baltimore Sun

“These factors will continue to exert downward pressure on housing starts.”

Canada's housing market boom is over for the foreseeable future, but it won't be followed by the kind of bust that has characterized the U.S. subprime meltdown, say two real-estate reports released Thursday. via Calgary Sun

“What really matters is job creation, and how people feel about their own personal job situation. If people are comfortable there, they'll find a way to work with the affordability situation in their community”

Two-thirds of Canadians are either negative or neutral about the prospect of buying a home right now, with attitudes varying sharply from province to province, according to a survey released Tuesday. via The Globe and Mail

“We have helped buyers better understand the responsibilities they are taking on and we have helped many homeowners facing financial challenges.”

Supporting low- and moderate-income families, communities and small businesses, Chase announced today that it has invested more than $338 billion in the first four years of its 10-year, $800 billion commitment. via KnowledgePlex

“My main goal is to provide a wealth of information. I don't expect everyone to remember every single piece but I provide resources and they can go back and look over workbooks and get those materials.”

A class in Maine could help home buyers avoid some of the common pitfalls associated with buying a house. via WLBZ

' Looking to purchase a home? The Region's Home in Peel Affordable Ownership Program offers low- to-moderate income renters the opportunity to qualify for down payment assistance to purchase a resale home in ... via The Brampton Guardian

From Right at Home Daily Many of us would love a snazzy new sports car but a practical, inexpensive compact would suffice. via KRNV-TV Reno

Media stories on real estate trends and the affect they have on buyer and seller behaviour has been monitored for the first time and the results show the impact is immediate and significant. via Scoop

“Then you see this huge collapse and people say, 'I am never going to go into stocks again. I am going to go into real estate, where it's safe.' ”

Jason Gerbsman and his wife, Lauren, began thinking about buying a home just as the housing market began to slump two years ago. via Buffalo News

“There are going to be first-time home buyers coming out of the woodwork”

The spring home-buying season is upon us. In small towns and big cities alike, "Open House" and "For Sale" signs are sprouting like crocuses. via Today's 6

It's Spring. Ready to Buy a Home Yet? Spring has always been busy season for real estate. via KWCH

One of the major topics dominating social conversations is the housing crisis, especially the status of the real estate market and the price of homes in Chico. via Chico Enterprise-Record

Okay, I know that you're probably getting sick of hearing "Now is the Right Time to Buy!" So, let me try to provide you with a little more understanding and incentive to "step off of the proverbial fence" if ... via Loudoun Times

U.S. mortgage applications rose the first time in three weeks, fueled by a jump in demand for refinancing and home purchase loans as interest rates dropped, an industry group said Wednesday. via VenturaCountyStar

“I think that right now we are in the belly of the cycle”

The outlook for the housing market darkened further Tuesday as the nation's largest buyer of home mortgages said it racked up more than $2 billion in quarterly losses and forecast a steeper drop in home prices ... via Myrtle Beach Online

“As long as that differential is maintained I think we will find Melbourne more attractive.”

MELBOURNE is the third cheapest capital city in the country to buy a house, fuelling a population surge as people priced out of the market in other states relocate to Victoria. via The Age

“You don't want to guess on the low side”

A key House lawmaker today complained that the mortgage industry has done little over the past month to make higher-value loans available in costly housing markets after Congress took steps to try to infuse ... via San Jose Mercury News

“But even the best reverse mortgages are expensive, the amount of equity that can be paid out is limited, and the risk of interest rate fluctuations reducing what heirs can inherit is sometimes greater than disclosed”

Florabel Kinsler, a clinical social worker in Los Angeles, has paid off her mortgage and says she can comfortably manage in her house. via HendersonvilleNews.com

Three Mississauga companies have cracked the top 50 in the annual survey of the "Best Workplaces in Canada." Edward Jones, the financial services and insurance company headquartered in Mississauga's city ... via Mississauga

“If you are in a subprime loan, see if you can get an FHA loan”

A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in this week's survey had an average total of 0.36 discount and origination points. via Bank Rate

Even after working with their bank, one Calif. couple will not be able to afford their $1 million mortgage. via CBS News

“My job is to get offers on their desk. I present them with the facts, and it's their choice to decide what they want to take”

Homebuyers are looking for a steal; home sellers are looking for an out, and homebuilders and banks are selling homes at cut-rate prices. via ScrippsNews