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Moving.com identified the top metro areas for 18- to 29-year olds, factoring in affordable housing and rental costs, low unemployment, and education and entertainment opportunities. The areas emerging at the top of its list are located mostly near large cities and are considered “affordable” by big-city standards. The metro areas also offer some of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation, below 7 percent. The top seven cities for millennials, according to Moving.com’s list are: 1. Athens, Ga. Unemployment: 6.5% Average rent price: $798 Median home list price: $174,900 2. […]

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The streak continues with average 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages taking yet another dip into record territory this week, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly mortgage market survey. “With little signs of inflation and the Federal Reserve’s ‘Operation Twist’ keeping U.S. Treasury bond yields in check, fixed mortgage rates are remaining low and helping to stir the housing market,” says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. According to Freddie Mac, fixed mortgage rates will likely remain at — or near — their all-time lows in the near future. The low rates […]

More than 1.5 million older Americans have lost their homes to foreclosure and millions more are at risk, according to a new AARP report. The risk appears to be greatest among Americans 75 years and older, as well as minority home owners. About one in 30 adults 75 and older face foreclosure today. That’s significant when compared to 2007, when one in 300 home owners aged 75 and older were at risk of foreclosure. Furthermore, older minorities — particularly African Americans and Hispanics — have foreclosure rates that are nearly […]

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Green homes can net higher sales prices, according to a new study conducted by the University of California. Researchers analyzed 1.6 million home sales from 2007 to 2012 and found that green-certified, single-family homes sold for $34,800 more — or 9 percent more — than comparable non-green-certified homes in California. In California, cities that also had the most electric vehicles and  most eco-conscious, the sales price of  homes with eco-friendly construction was even higher. Build your dream home in Chicago with EcoBuild Plus where custom design meets eco-friendly living. Consult […]

Coldwell Banker is kicking off a five-part Best Places to Live series, which ranks cities on various lifestyle categories, such as best cities for social seekers, suburbanites, adventurers, and more. “As our previous research shows, Americans believe that their home is a reflection of their identity and that clearly goes beyond the property line and into the communities where they live,” says Budge Huskey, CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “By ranking the best places to live by lifestyle interests and personalities, we’re able to get to the heart […]

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A proposed bill may soon help speed up the approval process for home owners selling their home through short sale by requiring subordinate lien holders to review and respond to short-sale requests within 45 days. The legislation, “The Fast Help for Homeowners Act,” was offered in Congress today by U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Calif.) and is strongly supported by the National Association of REALTORS®. “As the leading advocate for homeownership, REALTORS® know that issues and delays with secondary lien holder remain an obstacle to streamlining the short sale process,” said […]

The home-building industry continues to dig out of its slump as the pace of construction posts big jumps for single-family and multifamily houses. Builders had a level of starts in June not seen since October 2008, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Housing starts in June soared 6.9 percent, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units. Broken down, single-family home construction, which makes up the largest segment of those new housing starts, increased 4.7 percent in June. Multifamily housing starts, considered a volatile segment of the market, jumped 12.8 […]