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Home buyers who are looking for big discounts on housing nowadays are finding that their lowball offers are no longer sticking with sellers, and that their offers are getting a flat-out “no” when they’re way below the asking price. “Right off the bat, buyers say, ‘I want a steal,’ and I tell them they have to wipe that word out of their vocabulary,” says Jackie Smith, a real estate agent in Florida’s Broward and Palm Beach counties. “People come in, and they think the market is 2008 or 2009, when […]

The estate once belonging to the late Italian designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered outside the mansion in 1997, is on the market for $125 million in Miami. The 18,838-square-foot home, dubbed “Casa Casuarina,” features 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a 24-karat gold lined pool, according to Zillow. The home, originally built in 1930, was once an apartment building until Versace purchased it in 1992 for $10 million. He spent $33 million renovating and expanding the home. Following his death, the estate was purchased in 2000 for $20 million by […]

After six consecutive weeks of reaching all-time record lows, fixed-rate mortgages reversed course this week, starting to inch upwards, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly mortgage market survey. Despite the slight uptick in fixed-rate mortgages this week, however, rates “remain near historic lows helping to keep home buyer affordability high, and providing a strong incentive for those looking to refinance,” according to Freddie Mac. Here’s a closer look at rates for the week ending June 14: 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.71 percent, with an average 0.7 point, up from last […]

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The Bank of England may be granted mortgage powers it doesn’t want or need. Imagine a world where the fate of first-time homebuyer policy is decided by bankers and not politicians — though the issue, to be clear, is becoming very political. The House of Commons Treasury Committee in the United Kingdom is pushing for the Bank of England to have the ability to stop mortgage lending in a time of economic boom. The feeling here is that the BofE can cut off any potential housing bubble before it bursts, […]

Some cities that have seen population decreases, high foreclosures, and job losses are faced with the problem of what to do with the abandoned homes that were left behind. After all, it takes money to demolish empty homes, and some cities are finding they can’t afford to do it. “The principal impediment is the cost,” Michael Braverman, deputy commissioner of code enforcement for Baltimore Housing, told USA Today. Baltimore has about 10,000 abandoned buildings that need to be demolished, city officials estimate. Some cities are using their share of the […]

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The nation’s 70-million strong Generation-Y demographic is more likely than other generations to spend money on hobbies, electronics and video games, but they also may be the homebuyers strapped sellers are looking for. Those who are looking to source quality electronics may consider contacting reliable sellers like Rebound Electronics. Western Union released a study Wednesday showing that 47% of Gen-Y plan to buy a home within the next five years or less, compared to 29% of the overall population. At the same time, this generation is dealing with higher student […]

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