Topic: Housing

The Realtors say it, the home builders say it, and now the chairman of the Federal Reserve is saying it: “Some creditworthy borrowers are still having trouble getting a mortgage.”    Read More

A select group of struggling mortgage borrowers are about to get an offer that sounds too good to be true. Executives at Bank of America admit that, as they begin mailing 200,000 letters offering certain customers mortgage principal reduction.   Read More

Oil prices took a hit last week, and this strategist sees a pattern that points to a currency trade.   Read More

Short sales (selling the home for less than the value of the loan) are rising across the nation, and while they have yet to overtake foreclosure numbers in Atlanta, they are in fact up 120 percent from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac.    Read More

Spain's borrowing costs rise and the European Central Bank meeting threatens - it's time for your FX Fix.   Read More

The Australian dollar has had a rough ride lately, and this strategist says more troubles await.   Read More

The number of homes entering the foreclosure process rose 8.1 percent in March, according to a new report, but the volume is down more than 30 percent from a year ago.   Read More

More Americans are renting homes, and fewer are owning them; it’s not as if this is news to anyone who follows the U.S. housing market, but a new report from the Census Bureau today really put an historical exclamation point on the trend.    Read More

Big jumps in foreclosure activity in cities like Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, New York and Raleigh pushed the national numbers higher in the first three months of this year, according to a new report from RealtyTrac.   Read More

You already spend all waking hours with your staff. Moving in together—if you can handle it—could save you serious cash.   Read More