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Developers Eye Design Psychology to Lure Buyers

From the art chosen for picture frames and the furnishings selected to outfit the rooms, developers are teaming with design psychologist firms to guide them in staging a property so...

Top Reasons Renters Say They Want to Own

A recent study by mortgage giant Fannie Mae showed that 90 percent of renters aspire to be home owners one day, and the top reason behind that desire is for the sense of gaining...

More Home Owners Regain Long-Lost Equity

Rising home prices are helping to propel more home owners back into positive equity. About 850,000 residential properties returned to positive equity during the first quarter of 2013,...

Mortgage Applications Jump, Despite Rise in Rates

Loan demand for home purchases and refinancings was on the rise last week even though mortgage rates were at some of its highest averages in more than a year. Mortgage applications...

10 Hottest Rental Markets

Realtor.com® recently released a list of the top rental markets in the country, based on the most-searched markets at its site the last month. Among the top 10 markets: 1. Las Vegas...

Single-Family Rental Companies Race to File IPOs

Waypoint Homes Realty Trust Inc. becomes the latest single-family rental company to announce plans to raise up to $100 million in an IPO. “The race is on to raise money on public...

Top Housing Markets for the Next 5 Years

Business Insider recently ranked 15 cities by their projected annualize change in home prices between the fourth quarter of 2012 and the fourth quarter of 2017. Many of these cities...

Mortgage Applications Tumble as Rates Rise

Mortgage applications last week dropped 10 percent after rates soared to their highest level since March, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its weekly mortgage market survey...

3 Million New Home Owners Could be on the Horizon

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals estimates that immigration reform could bring an estimated pool of 3 million new home owners into the market. The...

Man Accused of Stalking More Than 20 Agents

Following a 6-month search, police arrested a 32-year old man on charges of stalking more than 20 female real estate agents in the Nashville area over the past year. Police allege that...