Long-awaited rules aim to strengthen housing act

CHICAGO – When the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968, it barred the outright racial discrimination that was then routine. It also required the government to go one step further: to activel...

Condo prices in Queens soar to record $575,339

NEW YORK – Condominium prices in New York’s Queens jumped to a record in the second quarter as soaring values in Manhattan sent buyers fanning out across the city’s boroughs in search of pro...

How to price your home for a successful sale

A few tips can help homeowners price their homes for a successful sale. First, analyze past sales in your neighborhood and check out similar homes in other neighborhoods. ...

Rising rents aren’t just a problem in big cities

WASHINGTON – Home rental prices are climbing across much of the United States – with the biggest gains coming not from New York or San Francisco but Jackson, Mississippi, and Portland, Maine...

Fruity, summery colors perk up décor

Deep, juicy shades can work all year

Homeownership rate expected to keep falling

WASHINGTON – The homeownership rate in the U.S. has been tumbling since the height of the housing boom. Fewer people own their homes – because foreclosures claimed them or because the housin...

Home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay

NEW YORK – Home efficiency measures such as installing new windows or replacing insulation deliver such a small fraction of their promised energy savings that they may not save any money ove...

Financing condos can be challenging

If you are in the market for a condominium, the home you may want to buy may not qualify for a number of financing options that would normally be available. There are a number of...

The ‘new normal’

These tips can help you cut your water usage

Not-so modern dream

North Carolina Triangle a hotbed for fans of modernist homes

Wells Group celebrates 30 years

Another phase for Edgemont Highlands

Development offers a rarity: buildable lots