Mortgage applications decreased from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 8,

Nominees for the 15th annual Webby Awards were announced this morning, with numerous candidates emerging from the real estate

Chicago-based Dream Town Realty has capitalized on Groupon’s massive sphere of influence, offering the first real estate deal through the online coupon

Web traffic analytic service ComScore has released data on real estate sites Zillow and Trulia’s March 2011

The 7-bed, 9.5-bath Miami Beach mansion owned formerly by pop star and American Idol panelist Jennifer Lopez is for sale for $29

Altos Research has released its April 2011 Real Time Housing Market Update, showing a gradual improvement in national  home prices on a week-over-week

Florida Realtors has announced its annual Environmental Award program, popularly known as the “ENVY” award. The honor goes to a development that best preserves Florida’s natural quality of life and is given in two categories: one for residential development

The Federal Housing Administration’s Mortgagee Review Board (MRB) has announced a settlement agreement with a Massachusetts mortgage lender for failing to fully verify whether borrowers could sustain their mortgage payments prior to refinancing their

As the Federal government is in negotiations today to avoid an overall shutdown, the Nation Association of Realtors (NAR) has taken a look at what the potential shutdown would mean for the real estate

With a multi-million dollar investment in hand, the East Coast Opportunity Group (ECO Group) has started turning South Florida’s distressed properties into profitable investments for foreign investors, and affordable homes for cash-strapped

This morning, New York-based real estate data firm REIS Inc. announced that the nationwide apartment vacancy rate has fallen, an indication of the level of demand in the rental

More than 10,000 homes across the U.S. have earned LEED certification through the LEED for Homes program, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED-certified home projects span the residential market, from multi- and single-family, to market rate

By Tom Butala Tax Day 2011 is right around the corner, with Federal income tax returns due by Monday, April 18. Homeowners enjoy a major tax break at this time, but due to the tumultuous housing industry it may

Mortgage applications decreased 2.0 percent from one week earlier, while purchase applications spiked 6.7 percent to the highest level of the year, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced that Wells Fargo Securities LLC agreed to settle charges that Wachovia Capital Markets LLC engaged in misconduct in the sale of two collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) tied to the performance of

While the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, home builders want Americans to know just how much of a positive, direct impact residential construction has on the U.S. economy throughout the entire