Real Estate

6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off

By Beth Braverman

Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market

By Diana Olick, CNBC

Homebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?

By Rob Garver

In the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers

By Beth Braverman

As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.

The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers

By Ester Bloom, CNBC

Maybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today

By Beth Braverman

Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House

By Beth Braverman

You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home

By Beth Braverman

If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage

By Beth Braverman

With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.

IEX Group says to allow visible stock orders in late January

By John McCrank, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IEX Group, which runs an alternative trading system known as a "dark pool," said on Monday it plans to allow members to begin posting visible orders on its platform as of Jan. 31...
Fidelity, T. Rowe Price funds load up on Alibaba shares

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Tim McLaughlin and Ross Kerber, Reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) - Big mutual funds at T. Rowe Price Group and Fidelity Investments are the industry's largest holders of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd shares, according to recent fund disclosures...
U.S. factory activity back at three-and-a-half-year high, auto sales rise

By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly accelerated in October and automobile sales were strong, easing concerns of a significant moderation in economic growth in the fourth...
Fed says loan standards easing, credit demand up in certain areas

By Reuters

The assessment was part of the Fed's quarterly survey of senior loan officers, and was based on the responses gathered in the first two weeks after Sept. 30 from 76 U.S. banks and 22 U.S. branches of...
Lawsuit seeks documents in Puerto Rico fund settlement with UBS

By Suzanne Barlyn, Reuters

(Reuters) - An investor who alleges he lost more than $400,000 in Puerto Rico closed-end bond funds sold by a UBS AG unit has sued Puerto Rico's financial regulator, challenging the transparency of...

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