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5 homebuying mistakes you should avoid

Buying a home is a fairly complicated process involving negotiations, legal and contractual issues, lender requirements and obtaining clear title. Here is a guide to some of the b...

DATE: May 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Builders question sprinkler rules

Added expense not welcome, industry says

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Pastels are always in fashion for homes

After a long winter, the pastel colors of spring look pretty appealing right now. Cheerful pastel pinks, yellows, greens and blues can seriously brighten up a room. Decorating wit...

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Few who lost homes will be buying soon

U.S. homeownership rate drops to two-decade low

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

1 in 4 renters using half their pay on housing

WASHINGTON – More than 1 in 4 U.S. renters have to use at least half their family income to pay for housing and utilities. That’s the finding of an analysis of Census data by Ente...

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Knowing the ABCs of home appraisals

Acquiring a home appraisal is always an important part of buying a home as well as a requirement for getting a mortgage. Major changes have taken place during the last decade regarding the w...

DATE: May 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: On Real Estate

Federal programs to help homeowners extended

Two federal programs intended to help struggling homeowners have been extended. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), both launche...

DATE: May 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Super-rich set new threshold with $100M homes

WASHINGTON – The poshest of luxury homes are acquiring the cachet of a masterwork by Picasso or Matisse. Rather than settle for garages of antique cars or a museum’s worth of pain...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Businesses look for busy summer

Home and Ranch Show vendors optimistic

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Urban sprawl comes with hefty price tag

Study puts economic cost at $1T a year

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Home prices in 20 cities increase at faster pace

WASHINGTON – Home prices in 20 U.S. cities climbed at a faster pace than forecast in the year that ending in February, a sign the housing industry may be gaining momentum amid low borrowing ...

DATE: May 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business