Category Archives: Real Estate News

Home sellers may be daunted by the idea of renovations, but there are other ways to improve a house’s market prospects without breaking the bank. “The most important thing that doesn’t cost any money is to declutter your home,” said … Continue reading →

(Read more: Mortgage rates to rise, but not because of tapering (yet)) Institutional investors, who drove the distressed sales market over the past few years, dropped off earlier this year, faced with bidding wars in some of the previously hot … Continue reading →

The Federal Reserve’s announcement Wednesday that it would reduce its bond-buying by $10 billion a month was seen generally as a moderate start to the highly anticipated taper. As such, mortgage rates, which follow bond yields, did not rise dramatically, … Continue reading →

Mortgage applications fell 5.5 percent in the past week, to the lowest level in more than 12 years, according to a weekly report from the Mortgage Bankers Association released Wednesday. The plunge follows a slight increase in interest rates. Refinance … Continue reading →

The report was released as Fed officials were set to meet for a second day. The housing market had slowed in recent months, a development policymakers acknowledged at the October meeting. A run-up in mortgage rates, in anticipation of the … Continue reading →