As the House of Representatives seeks to end the Obama Administration’s housing aid programs, one source in the Senate tells HousingWire.com the termination bills are “dead on

Zillow yesterday launched “Rent Zestimates,” a one-of-a-kind tool that can be used as a starting point for determining a home or apartment’s estimated monthly rent price. The launch expands on Zillow’s popular Zestimate home valuations and empowers renters and

The number of foreclosure notices nationally has dropped significantly dropped — 27 percent — for the month of February compared to this time last year. Does this mean that we are nearing an end to the foreclosure crisis or

Testifying before a Senate panel yesterday, National Association of Realtors President Ron Phipps told members of Congress that sustainable homeownership must be the goal when considering future federal housing

The slow housing market is affecting every city, even some of the wealthiest suburbs of Chicago. Suburbs located in the Northwest and the North Shore like South Barrington, Barrington Hills and Lake Forest have been suffering with the rest

By Tom Butala The Obama Administration has threatened to veto two housing-related bills if passed by Congress, according to

Move, Inc. announced yesterday it will expand the reach of agents and brokers across the Web down to neighborhood levels through an exclusive agreement with BlockShopper.com, a hyper-local online real estate news and data

As tough as it is for new buyers to obtain financing today, some condo owners are facing difficulties even applying for FHA loans and FHA-insured reverse mortgages because of association board members denying their requests for FHA

A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that while consumer hesitation on home buying is waning, the recent housing downturn has changed what Americans are looking for in their next

CoreLogic released yesterday negative equity data showing that 11.1 million, or 23.1 percent, of all residential properties with a mortgage were in negative equity at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, up from 10.8 million, or 22.5

Keller Williams Realty Inc., announced yesterday that it is now the second-largest real estate franchise in the United States based on the total number of sales professionals, surpassing Century 21, according to research conducted by REAL Trends. The company

According to ReverseMortgageDaily.com, a recent amendment to the High Risk Home Loan Act (HRHLA) ensures that high risk home loans do not include reverse

Prudential Real Estates Affiliates (PREA) has awarded the Gibraltar Circle Award to Prudential Rubloff Properties for the fourth year in a row at the 2011 Prudential Sales Convention in San Diego,

As major financial institutions have received guidance from the federal government pertaining to mortgage regulations, Bank of America is hosting a meeting today at New York City’s Plaza Hotel to present current market strategies to

As recent proposals call for homeowners to make ten-to-20 percent down payments on their purchases, the Center for Responsible Lending says this will actually hurt the

By Tom Butala As Nate Berkus, the interior designer who rose to fame through “The Oprah Show,” has moved to New York City; his former Gold Coast residence is now on the