Lettings agents are to be brought into line by the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) in a move to improve ...
Mortgage lender Halifax has backed up other recent predictions that the UK property market is rebounding.The company ...
The National Association of Realtors predicts that purchases of these properties will decline this year after surging in recent years. Slowing price appreciation and higher mortgage interest rates may deter buyers.
The EPA is planning new emissions standards for lawn equipment that would cut pollution and save gas. But manufacturers say the regulations could increase the risk of fires and lead to higher price tags.
The Freddie Mac Primary Market Mortgage Survey for the week ending April 6, 2006 showed interest rates up for 30-year Fixed Rate Mortgages (FRMs), 15-year FRMs, 1-year Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) and 5-year hybrid ARMs. The long term rates are approximately half-a-pecent above the same period last year, while the 5-year rate is 0.78 percent
The UK market appears to be strengthening again, with news that house price growth has accelerated across the UK duri...
With A-Day bringing improved access to commercial property through self-invested personal pensions (Sipps), it is loo...
Escalating UK house prices are forcing first-time buyers to wait until they are 30 to own a home, according to a survey by property website SmartNewHomes.com.
That bubble may not be popping just yet. New mortgage applications for home purchases increased 8.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending March 31, 2006 according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Market Survey released Wednesday. Refinance applications decreased. Mortgage rates increased for 30-year and 15-year Fixed Rate
A growing number of companies are doing what was until recently unthinkable -- giving most of their commissions away as the housing market continues to cool.
The real-estate mogul is set to formally introduce Trump Mortgage, hoping his high-profile name and white-glove treatment of borrowers will win market share in a fragmented business with a reputation for spotty service.
The Brits' love of property and of property investment is legendary and it appears to be a passion that is gr...
When in December chancellor Gordon Brown made his infamous U-turn on self-invested personal pensions (Sipps), many in...
Property investment in Spain has often been overshadowed in recent years by stories of potential growth in Europe's emerging markets.
Soaring energy prices have boosted job levels in this Midwest city but houses here are well below the national median price. The area hasn't seen the boom seen by U.S. coastal regions.
It's an age-old debate: Is it cheaper to cut the lights or leave them on? The answer is worth considering because many homes today have more electronic gadgets. Wasted electricity can really add up.
In a trend that could affect more than just the insurance market, Florida homeowners are facing rate increases of as much as 92 percent as insurers deal with hurricane related losses and the rising cost of reinsurance. Lack of insurance and higher prices for insurance could affect the debt-to-income formulas for home loans in
Moving into April, the property market in the UK remains strong and confidence continues to rise in hopeful anticipat...
Property investment in Spain has often been overshadowed in recent years by stories of potential growth in Europ...
Thousands of homeowners who took out high-risk adjustable-rate home loans this year face interest-rate resets, which could make it hard to meet monthly payments. Here are tips to help you decide whether refinancing to a fixed-rate is right for you.
This ranking of energy efficiency has served as a shopping guide for consumers looking to spend less money on utilities. Unfortunately, these ratings can be meaningless.
With these decor items making a comeback in interior design a handful of designers and companies are convincing homeowners their looking glasses need an upgrade.
The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index for February, slipped 0.8 percent to a level of 117.7, 5.2 percent below February 2005 but above December 2005. The Index measures the number of homes “under contract” or “in escrow”. The January number was revised upward from 116.3 to 118.6 based on new
The latest figures from Paragon Mortgages' Buy-to-Let Index indicate that the buy-to-let market is again buoy...
This spring, luring buyers may require some extra work. Homeowners will have to employ more than the usual selling tactics of creating 'curb appeal' and presenting a clean and presentable interior to garner a sale.
