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California's attorney general has filed a lawsuit to try to get Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to answer questions concerning foreclosures and other actions the GSEs have taken in the state. But one attorney says they shouldn't have to explain....
Just in time for the holidays: Mortgage rates reached new all-time lows this week....
Real estate agents and home owners have their opinions on which markets will likely see price appreciation in the coming six months. See which states have them the most optimistic....
Nearly 80 percent of Americans say that it's a good time to buy a home. But while buyers are happy, sellers are far from it, according to a new study....
Economic growth, an improving job picture, greater consumer spending, and slight improvements in the housing market are all recent indicators that 2011 is ending on a much brighter note, Fannie Mae reports....
Existing-home sales rose again in November and remain above a year ago, according to NAR....
The 30-year mortgage rate was back under 4 percent this week and the 15-year fixed-rate near it's all-time low, which are pushing housing affordability to record highs this year....
New-home builders have a gripe with appraisers: Stop comparing new homes with sparkling appliances and interior upgrades to distressed homes that have been sitting vacant and in disrepair....
Sixty-two percent of Americans say that purchasing a home is a good investment over the next 10 years, according to a new study....
The CEO of luxury home builder Toll Brothers Inc. says that consumers may be taking longer to purchase a house, but once they do, "they still want all the bells and whistles."...
Hundreds of former home owners who were foreclosed upon re-entered their houses this week, and were joined by Occupy movement supporters, to protest foreclosures throughout the country....
Prudential is getting out of the real estate business, selling off its real estate brokerage and relocation services business to Brookfield Residential Property Services this week....
