Zillow sued over hacked listing of $150 million California mansion
What may be the first-ever hijacking of an active real-estate listing online — a palatial mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Bel Air, Calif. — has led to a lawsuit...
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More Americans are paying mortgages on time
It's a real estate and social barometer that doesn't get a lot of publicity, but it's important: More Americans are paying their mortgages on time today than they have in...
Who provides the more accurate home valuation: Zillow or Redfin?
When you type in a home's street address to obtain an online valuation from the two biggest players in the field — Zillow's Zestimate or Redfin's Estimate tools — how...
Seniors choosing to ‘age in place’ could be behind gap in millennial homeownership
Are senior homeowners preventing millennials from buying houses? Could the decisions of millions of older owners to "age in place" rather than sell their homes explain why millennials are lagging...
Latest credit breach exposes mortgage data for thousands of borrowers
A large breach of mortgage data that has exposed the personal financial information of tens of thousands of borrowers raises key consumer questions: What happens to all those disclosures we...
Your FICO score is not your mortgage destiny
The higher your credit score, the lower the interest rate quote you'll get on your mortgage, right? As a general proposition, sure. But how much of a rate benefit are...
Housing market shows signs of hope
If you've been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn't be surprising if you concluded: No way is this a...
Beware the backsplash. A look at the most common DIY disasters and how to prevent them
Do-it-yourself projects by homeowners are a multi-billion-dollar growth area within the U.S. economy and the bread and butter of corporate giants like Lowe's and Home Depot. And for good reason:...
Federal shutdown creating mortgage victims
When the government shuts its doors because of a funding brouhaha that pits the White House against Capitol Hill, who gets hit hardest among people needing a home mortgage? The...
In Illinois, real estate agents can legally have conflicts of interest. Here’s what buyers and sellers should know.
When you're involved in a real-estate transaction, do you assume that the realty agents are required to represent the best interests of the home buyer or seller with whom they...