With the housing market on the slow path to recovery, many brokers continue to offer low-cost refinances -- a mortgage payment revamping that covers closing costs -- to sweeten the deal for homeowners. According to mortgage broker Kirk Tatom of Dallas-based Tatom Lending, a low-cost refinance also referred to as a ... Continue Reading »

Pop sensation Kelly Clarkson was the first winner of "American Idol" to hit major stardom, but she's not the first celeb to take a loss on her home. The Grammy-winning singer recently listed her Nashville manor for $1.45 million, slightly less than the $1.49 million she paid in 2007. Referring to the asking price of ... Continue Reading »

In 2010 an estimated 4 million homes will be slapped with foreclosure notices, making it the worst year yet for foreclosures during the housing crisis. And without a strong economic recovery the numbers could continue to escalate, leaving more Americans unable to afford their homes. One way to turn back the tide is with ... Continue Reading »

As the economy wavers and mortgage rates inch lower, an increasing number of homeowners are questioning whether or not they should refinance. Even those who locked in lower rates a year or two ago are debating a second go-round. But thanks to a new online refinance calculator, consumers don't have to look any further than ... Continue Reading »

The Dakotas are commonly knocked as remote places where few live or want to live. But hold the jokes -- new data suggests that the duo of northern Plains states are also more economically stable, with housing markets more steady than in most parts of the U.S. The region tops the list for having the least-stressed ... Continue Reading »