Home Owner

On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) plans to announce that it may soon be imposing a new set of rules upon the heavily criticized mortgage service sector. The rules are an attempt to promote culpability and transparency in an industry where such things are in short supply.

The Oakland bungalow where young revolutionaries founded the Black Panther Party in the late '60s has been remodeled into a trendy showpiece.

Reverse mortgages are loans that allow seniors older than the age of 62 to access part of the equity in their homes. Whlle they can be a good idea for some, they're far less safe than they sound for many senior citizens, including baby boomers aged 62 to 64.

Despite all that has crashed down in recent years, Americans still want to be owners, not renters. Opinion polls make that clear.

Adhering to financial basics can make buying a home less a maze and more amazing.

Your monthly mortgage bill soon could get easier to understand, and it wouldn’t change each time your loan is sold to a new servicer.

Buying a condominium is getting trickier for anyone who wants to put down only 3.5% and have the gov't insure their mortgage.

If there has been anything positive about residential real estate in 2011, it has been the multifamily-housing market.

As year five of the housing crisis begins, the foreclosure problem still hasn't been solved, but many people are still in their homes.  

If you’re looking for a time to list your house for sale, or to begin searching for that place of your dreams, the holidays might just be it.