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Monthly premiums for approximately 1 million homeowners living in flood zones have increased due to the new flood insurance plan many coastal states require their homeowners to have. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey,...

Existing home sale contracts dropped considerably, falling to the lowest level seen in over three years. Mortgage rates have also continued to increase over the past months, though rates have recently leveled off. According to the National Association of Realtors’...

As the reverse mortgage rules have changed, many older Americans are unsure of what the changes actually mean. The program was initially intended to help senior homeowners keep their homes by turning their mortgages into usable money, although the strategy seemed to...

Zillow's Real Estate Market Report showed that home prices have jumped approximately 6% year-over-year. The Home Value Index increased to $163,000 by the end of last quarter, a 6.4% growth from 2012. Although home prices and mortgage rates have grown considerably...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications grew last week, increasing 0.6% while refinancing activity fell 1%, averaging 65% of applications. Data also shows that home purchasing is increasing, averaging an increase of 1%. Although mortgage...

An increasing number of single family homes are being used as rental properties across the nation. According to USA Today’s analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau data, in 2012 1/5 of all single family homes in many metropolitan cities were rentals. Experts suggest that...

U.S. mortgage rates and home prices continue to increase causing existing home sales to fall. Existing home sales in September fell from August and experts have suggested that mortgage rates and rising home prices may play a key role in the decline. According to the...

New research has found that baby boomers left with empty nests are much more likely to provide their children with financial aid than to invite them back into their homes. The study suggests that boomers are happy with their empty nests, and many are looking to...

According to Trulia, asking home prices across the nation were not negatively affected by the government shutdown. Experts analyzed the nation's home prices from October 1st to October 15th and found that home prices actually increased, jumping 1% from September to...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage applications increased, growing 0.3% last week. The refinance index also grew by 4%, while the purchase index fell 5%. The average 30-year, fixed rate mortgage with a conforming loan limit jumped 0.04% while the...