RSS FeedsQ. Can my homeowner's association impose a special assessment of $2,500 in one lump sum without any notice? My association has sent us a bill for that amount due in October and I never received notice of them planning to do this. I have left several voice messages and they have not responded. I need to work out a payment plan.- 1:39 PM
So I get a phone call from an angry reader who complains that the Housing and Economic Recovery Act's $7,500 tax credit to first-time buyers is a sham.- 1:39 PM
Thousands of troubled home borrowers with loans from IndyMac Federal Bank will be able to switch to fixed-rate mortgages under a new plan from federal regulators, who seized the bank last month after it became the largest regulated thrift to fail.- 6:59 PM
Four national associations of real estate appraisers have asked Congress for major regulatory reforms in the wake of an Associated Press investigation that identified key failings within the existing system.- 6:59 PM
Construction of homes and apartments fell in July to the lowest level in more than 17 years, the government reported Tuesday.- 3:03 PM
The number of new and resale homes sold during June and median prices, with annual percentage changes, in selected California counties:- 9:02 PM
In the distressed housing market, there are winners as well as losers. Here are some sites with strategies for winning at buying or selling a house in a troubled economy.- 1:13 PM
Whether or not the government is actually on the verge of taking over mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investor fears that a bailout is imminent could turn such a worst-case scenario into reality.- 8:28 AM
California homebuyers sprung to life in July, pouncing on foreclosed homes and deeply discounted properties but largely ignoring pricier homes that have been languishing on the market, a research firm said Tuesday.- 11:44 AM
Southern California home sales surged to a 16-month high in July as prices kept falling and bargain-hunters snapped up foreclosed properties, a research firm said Monday.- 12:49 AM
In the mortgage industry, they are called "liar loans" - mortgages approved without requiring proof of the borrower's income or assets. The worst of them earn the nickname "ninja loans," short for "no income, no job, and (no) assets."- 9:33 PM
As soaring home prices set the stage for America's great housing meltdown, a critical step in making sure those home sales were a fair deal - the real estate appraisal - was undermined from within.- 8:52 AM
Two giant mortgage companies get into hot water over risky investments. The government steps in to throw them a lifeline should they need it.- 1:48 PM
After 25 years as a doorman on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Carl Petrone was ready to retire from the cold winters and his daily commute.- 1:37 PM
Questions and answers on how consumers can ensure they are getting an honest appraisal when buying or selling a home, refinancing an existing mortgage or taking out a home equity loan or line of credit:- 1:37 PM
Q. I would like to ask your opinion about a real estate investment. It appears that the timing is right to buy a beach condo as an investment, assuming that the rental history is good and that the unit is in sound condition.- 3:19 PM
The number of homeowners stung by the dramatic decline in the U.S. housing market jumped last month as foreclosure filings grew by more than 50 percent compared with the same month a year ago, according to data released Thursday.- 4:14 PM
Rates on 30-year mortgages remained at the same level for a third week while rates on other types of home loans posted small declines.- 7:29 PM
Median home prices fell in more than three-quarters of U.S. cities in the second quarter, the latest sign of the breadth of the housing market decline, according to new data Thursday.- 2:15 AM
A government order expires Tuesday that temporarily banned a certain kind of short-selling of the stocks of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and 17 large investment banks.- 1:21 AM
