Mortgage borrowers in the United States who are 60 or more days late on their monthly payments dropped to 6.19 percent for the first quarter in 2011, according to data released by the credit bureau of

For the first time, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) quarterly index was broken down across five different races/ethnic groups to analyze differences in income and housing affordability in

The owners of the 346-unit Paramount Bay condo building, recently auctioned off, have hired rock star Lenny Kravitz to redesign its amenities before it

Existing home sales in Florida followed the national trend upward in the first quarter, increasing 13 percent to more than 44,500 homes statewide compared to last

ActiveRain, the online community that caters to 207,317 real estate professionals, was sold by co-founder and former CEO, Jonathan Washburn, to Market Leader, Inc. employee (and former consultant) Nikesh

RealTown poll results revealed that the majority of National Association of Realtors (NAR) members are opposed to membership due increases, with 2,502 (over 82 percent) members voting no on the Political Survival Initiative which would increase dues by $40/year

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has found that the desire for environmentally sustainable buildings is an ongoing trend, constantly gaining momentum, especially since the initiation of the Green Designation program in late

Zillow found that home values have been on the decline for 57 consecutive months, despite the National Association of Realtors tracking a rise in home prices in over 20 percent of metropolitan statistical areas, according to Wall Street

In 2010 Florida once again led all states in the amount of reported mortgage fraud, but the Sunshine State is not alone. Mortgage fraud is also prevalent in New York, California, New Jersey and

Real estate data analytics firm, Zillow, reported that more than 28 percent of US homeowners are currently underwater on their mortgages; data by CoreLogic in early March had previously measured this rate at 23

In an ongoing effort to promote overall prevention of housing related health and safety hazards, such as recognizing and controlling lead-based paint, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now offering up to seven grants in

Freddie Mac’s net income gain for the January-March quarter marks the first quarterly gain in two years, with the last gain in April-June 2009, earning $676 million according to

Short sales can take months to approve, but with the help of a potential new bill, homeowners may find themselves receiving a response to short sale requests within a mere 45

Miller Samuel, Inc., a New York-based property appraisal firm, released a report that described South Florida’s coastal real estate market as a tale of three

Bank of America plans to open 28 new help centers, for a total of 40 help centers across the U.S., in order to accommodate troubled homeowners in need of mortgage

Marketing through social media platforms — including Facebook — is constantly on the rise, and effectively impacting businesses of all kinds, including real