May 9th 2013 11:59AM
By Les Christie The housing market is heating up, yet many house hunters are not prepared to take on the biggest purchases of their lives. When it comes to mortgages, homebuyers answered basic questions about terms, how to choose a lender and financing wrong nearly one-third of the time, according to an April survey of... Continue Reading »
Nov 19th 2012 12:58PM
The housing market's downturn was so severe that it has taken years to even begin approaching pre-meltdown normalcy, but as it improves, more homeowners are finding themselves in much better financial positions. During the third quarter of the year, negative equity in the housing market took a sizable tumble, according to... Continue Reading »
Oct 30th 2012 10:55AM
By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON -- Home prices rose in August in nearly all U.S. cities, and many of the markets hit hardest during the crisis are starting to show sustained gains. The increases are the latest evidence of a steady housing recovery. The Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index reported Tuesday that... Continue Reading »
Aug 23rd 2012 4:00PM
By Les Christie NEW YORK -- Rising home prices helped nearly 1 million homeowners emerge from being underwater on their mortgages during the second quarter. But younger homeowners are still struggling to stay afloat, according to a report from Zillow. The percentage of borrowers who owed more on their homes than they... Continue Reading »
Jun 20th 2012 2:24PM
By Lauren Riefflin Zillow's May Real Estate Market Reports, released today, show national home values rose for the third month in a row, climbing 0.5 percent from April to May to a Zillow Home Value Index of $148,100. The good news continues at the local level as well: Of the 166 metropolitan areas covered by Zillow, 86... Continue Reading »
