The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed, and is seeking comment on, a standardized mortgage statement that sets out to make monthly mortgage bills easier to understand. Daily News RSS Feed
Chase Donates Inventory Homes to Wounded Vets
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. Daily Real Estate News
Mild Winter Brings More Pests This Spring
Mild winter weather could produce a bumper crop of spring bugs. Houselogic: Maintenance & Repair Content
Housing Affordability Reaches New Records
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. Daily Real Estate News
FSBO Site Founder Reaches Out to Real Estate Pros
“I want to have warm relations with agents,” says the founder of ForSaleByOwner.com, who just launched a new online venture. Daily Real Estate News
Bernanke: Low Rates Will Help Banks
“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. Daily Real Estate News
The 5 Coolest Space Heaters on the Planet
Space heaters used to be clunky plugins that squatted on the floor and scared the fluff off your cat. No more — these 5 space heaters are totally cool. Houselogic: Maintenance & Repair Content
30-Year Rates Continue to Hold at Record Lows
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. Daily Real Estate News
A New Breed of Investors Steps Forward
“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. Daily Real Estate News
3 Ways to Spice Up an Open House
Want to increase buyer traffic at your next open house? Try these ideas. Daily Real Estate News
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