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Friday, December 3rd, 2010Fighting foreclosure? Hope for the right judge
Many judges presiding over the countless foreclosure cases around the country are taking steps to stop fraud, but in a few key courts, the bench takes the opposite track. More
Fastest growing cities in the South
According to the latest census data, population growth in the last decade was concentrated in sleepy Southern cities like Austin, Charlotte and Orlando. More
8 Best shrinking places to live
The 2010 Census revealed that lots of U.S. towns are losing population. What makes some different is that they’re not rusting old industrial cities, but fine places to live and raise families. Here are eight. More
Tycoon in the making
Malynda Williams is putting together a mini real estate empire as she eases into retirement. More
Rent Paris Hilton’s home: $20,000/month
Baccarat chandeliers and custom-made furniture are a few of the details that make this home special, says interior designer Faye Resnick. Play
Grab a second-home bargain
Home prices in Florida have been struggling to stay above water. Now is a great time to be a buyer. More
Nation of renters and hoarders
The housing market is a mess. But shares of real estate companies that own apartments and storage facilities are doing quite well. That’s actually good economic news. More
Affordable rental homes hard to find
A record number of renters are paying more than half their income to keep a roof over their heads, a new Harvard report finds. More
Home prices in ‘double dip’
Home prices in February sink 3.3% to near post-crisis low reached in 2009, 8th straight monthly decline, according to Case-Shiller. More
Jennifer Aniston’s $42 million home
One of Hollywood’s biggest stars is selling her Beverly Hills estate. Here’s a peak inside the Asian-inspired home. More
‘Uneven’ housing recovery continues
Realtors’ group says existing home sales climb to 5.1 million annual sales rate in March. More
Mortgage denied: Sometimes, for no good reason
It’s tougher than ever to get a loan, but are banks playing it too safe? More
Foreclosed? The tax man may want his cut
Adding insult to injury, defaulting borrowers can owe taxes on debts forgiven in defaults. More
Vulture investors flipping their way to big profits
It ain’t easy, but some real estate investors are profiting from flipping homes. More
Zillow files for $52 million IPO
The real estate site, founded in 2004, provides a database of more than 100 million U.S. homes. More
Foreclosures off 30% this year
In the first months of 2011, fewer borrowers fell behind on mortgage payments and lost their homes to foreclosure. More
4 common remodeling mistakes
These errors can eviscerate your improvement project’s payback. Here’s how to steer clear. More
Restore your winter-damaged yard
Winter winds, ice, and salt did a number on your landscaping? Fix it without paying a mint. More
America’s most overvalued cities
Las Vegas is the nation’s most unvervalued housing market, and the suburbs of New York City are the most overvalued. More
Paris Hilton’s pad (for rent)
From life size portraits to monogrammed pillows, there’s no shortage of personal touches left in Hilton’s former home, which can now be yours for $20,000 a month. More
Most (and least) affordable cities
Indianapolis tops the list of affordable cities again, while New York City hangs on to the title of the least affordable. More
Tori Spelling’s home for sale
The star of ‘Beverly Hills 90210′ and ‘Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood’ put her real home in Encino, Calif., on the market for $3.2 million. Here’s a look inside. More
Resurgence of San Diego’s Little Italy
San Diego’s Little Italy district is run by a public benefit corporation that picks up the slack for the cash-strapped city. More
The Lincoln Lawyer now fights foreclosure
Michael Connelly’s fictional lawyer, Mickey Haller, is back in The Fifth Witness, and he’s fighting foreclosures. More
Want a vacation home? Prices are falling
The median price of a vacation home was $150,000 in 2010, down 11.2% from a year earlier. More
Sales of doomsday bunkers up 1,000%
Sales of bomb shelters and doomsday bunkers are surging as Americans fear the disasters and chaos erupting abroad will soon spread to the United States. More
Renew your lease – rents could rise 10%
Higher rents will be another consequence of economic recovery. More
We paid cash for our million-dollar home
The number of homes purchased with cash jumped 32% in January, as prices fall and buyers struggle with weak appraisals and a lack of financing for condos. More
Who’s buying homes? The rich
High-end homes sales have bucked the market trend with sales up nearly 20% last year. More
America’s ugliest houses
Real estate company HomeVestors buys ugly homes. That’s their motto. We asked them to show us some off some of the most atrocious homes in their inventory. More
Home prices: The double-dip is near
Economist Robert Shiller says home prices could fall another 25%. If you’re in the market for a home, should you buy or wait it out? More
Spring break? Rent a luxury vacation house
More vacationers are renting vacation homes for their holidays. It’s easy, but there are pitfalls to avoid. More
ARMs are back!
Adjustable rate mortgages have a bad reputation but a big upside for many borrowers. More
