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Low home prices and mortgage rates have combined to push home affordability to record levels nationwide. Home buyers are taking advantage. The Pending Home Sales Index rose 7 percent in Novemb......

The government confirms what the private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported yesterday. Nationwide, average home values slipped in October. The Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price In......

New home inventory is approaching bull market territory. According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold rose 2 percent in November. On a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basi......

Mortgage markets worsened last week on renewed optimism from the Eurozone, additional evidence of a U.S. economic recovery, and ongoing strength in housing. The action sparked a stock market r......

Time is running out to boost to your 2011 federal tax refund. All you have to do is make your January 2012 mortgage payment while it’s still December. It’s a simple tax strategy th......

Home resales moved to a 10-month high in November, the latest in a series of strong showings from the housing sector. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, November’s ......

The new construction housing market continues to show strength across the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Single-Family Housing Starts rose to 447,000 units on a seasonally-adju......

In another good sign for the housing market, today’s home builders believe that the housing market has turned a corner. For the third straight month, the Housing Market Index — a h......

Mortgage markets improved last week, but by a slight amount only; not enough to move conventional mortgage rates in IL in any significant manner. Wall Street watched as Eurozone leaders e......

As mortgage rates drop, so do housing payments. It’s a good time to consider refinancing your home, or making an offer on a new one. Mortgage payment affordability has never been so hig......