Real Estate News

JPMorgan Chase announced it will donate at least 100 homes it owns to wounded military veterans as part of a program known as Operation Homefront.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, the most popular choice among home buyers, has remained at an all-time low of 3.87 percent for the past three weeks, Freddie Mac reports.

"The purpose of the Federal Reserve's policy of low interest rates is to speed the economic recovery, which will increase loan demand and opportunities for profitable lending," Bernanke said at a community banking conference this week.

"I want to have warm relations with agents," says the founder of ForSaleByOwner.com, who just launched a new online venture.

It's a good time to buy. In fact, according to a nationwide housing index, a home buyer's purchasing power has never been better.

Housing starts rose 1.5 percent in January, led by a surge in apartment construction.

These states are still seeing a high number of foreclosures, which is dragging down housing prices.

"Mom and pop investors" are trying to capitalize on a depressed real estate market in the hopes of one day being able to cash in.

Want to increase buyer traffic at your next open house? Try these ideas.

Four banks say they will reimburse any military members found to have been wrongfully foreclosed upon during the last five years.

Watch for these housing markets to soon take off, according to a new report by Realtor.com.

When a home falls into foreclosure and is left abandoned, you can never be too sure what you may come across. Authorities certainly weren't expecting this.

A settlement announced this week among state and federal officials and the nation's five largest banks is the largest joint state-federal settlement in history against an industry. Here's what it means for home owners.

Most home buyers or refinancers have never been able to lock in rates this low.

A measure before the NAR Diversity Committee seeks to clarify Article 10 of the Code of Ethics to align with HUD's new policy prohibiting discriminating on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Young Americans have it rough. In fact, nearly 70 percent of the public says it's more difficult for young adults today than their parents' generation in finding a job, buying a home, and saving for the future.

Find out which clients or colleagues may have "unfriended" you on Facebook. It may be a sign that maybe it's time to revisit your social networking strategy.

Be sure to educate your buyers about some of the differences in buying "old" versus "new."

Watch for skeletons in the closet ... literally.

Changes made to the Home Affordable Refinance Program could open the initiative up to almost twice the number of eligible borrowers.

Rising demand and a tightening supply is continuing to force both commercial and residential rents upward.

"Knowing how to effectively address your prospect's objections brings you closer to their final question, 'Where do I sign?'" says sales trainer John Boe.

This month's index shows some markets that were particularly hard-hit during the housing downturn are starting to see signs of improvement.

A third of real estate professionals in a recent survey say their contracts were cancelled before making it to the closing table.

While inventories and foreclosures sales are down, the real estate market still faces a lot of challenges, according to the Obama administration's January Housing Scorecard.