Mortgage Applications Rise on Surging Demand (Fox News)
Applications for U.S. home mortgages rose for the first time in three weeks despite higher interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
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Shift takes some heat out of home sales This is peak season for selling homes, but Joey King has had his four-bedroom, 3 1/2 -year-old home in western Shawnee on the market since mid-January.
Housing activity builds Construction of new homes and apartments, defying forecasts of a housing slowdown, shot up in January at the fastest pace in more than three decades.read more...
Suffolk Police Launch Crackdown on Unlicensed Contractors Suffolk County police are on the lookout for unlicensed home improvement contractors.read more...
Should Risks Beget Rules? An important debate is raging inside the home mortgage market, though well beyond the earshot of most consumers. read more...
Market continues to balance between sellers and buyers St. George - As the real estate market in many parts of the country becomes more balanced between buyers and sellers, the Washington County Board of Realtors is teaming
SoCal developer pleads guilty to mortgage fraud scheme (San Francisco Chronicle) A real estate developer pleaded guilty Friday to a mortgage fraud scheme that involved buying houses in some of Southern California's most ritzy neighborhoods and selling them to fake buyers