What voters are saying in this Florida city crushed by foreclosures
Voters going to the polls in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where 1 in 5 mortgages are still underwater, have their pocketbooks top of mind.
How housing would fare under Clinton, Trump
For an election supposedly based on the economy, housing policy has been egregiously absent from the rhetoric. Here’s what we do know.
Mortgage applications drop 1.2% on highest rates since June
The story is all too familiar in housing: Mortgage interest rates rise, and homebuyers and refinancers retreat.
Homeowners twice as house rich as five years ago
The amount of equity homeowners now have has doubled in the last five years, according to CoreLogic.
All the single ladies are shaking up this real estate market
In the past year, single women made up 17 percent of all homebuyers, purchasing at twice the rate of single men.
Homeownership crawls back up from 50-year low
After falling to the lowest level in 50 years, the U.S. homeownership rate bounced up slightly in the third quarter of this year.
Buyers in the West drive home sales up 1.5% in September
Fewer and fewer homes may be for sale, but where they are flying off the shelves is out West, according to new pending home sales.
Mortgage applications fall 4.1% as homebuyers pull back
Homebuyers were not enticed by lower mortgage rates last week, and the drop was not enough to boost refinances either.
How pot is firing up this real estate
Real estate that houses pot production is in demand, and is about to become the first opportunity for investors to get in on marijuana.
Why housing numbers are not as horrible as they look
September housing starts fell sharply, but the drops belies a big improvement for the market.
