Double-digit price gains in the last year with multiple bid situations that have caused homes to sell for above asking prices have been fueling renewed fears over a housing bubble forming. Could some areas be overheating? 

A new study finds that home owners with poor math skills were five times more likely to default on their loans and end up in foreclosure during the housing crisis than home owners who were good with arithmetic.

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Home prices continued to rise through April 2013, with average home prices increasing 11.6% and 12.1% for the 10- and 20-city composites year-over-year, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. For the fourth consecutive month, all 20 cities included in the indices as well as both composites reported positive year-over-year returns. Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit and Minneapolis saw the highest annual gains since the start of their respective indices. Month-over-month, Detroit was the only city that did not report positive change. […]

Sixty percent of Americans say they have a problem with a neighbor, according to a new study by Harris Interactive and State Farm Insurance. Some of the complaints stem from unfriendly neighbor behavior that has even sparked a Web site, NeighborsFromHell.com, where home owners can vent. But most neighborly nuisance complaints are from annoying pets, unkempt yards, foul odors, and even dangerous trees, according to other surveys, which shows such issues can even hurt neighboring home values. For example, John […]

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Paul spent over 18 years working for a fortune 500 company as a director of Information Technology. During his tenure, he had the opportunity to live in many different areas of the world, including three years in Europe. As his real estate investment portfolio grew, he obtained his Real Estate license so he could better control his portfolio.

The days of record low mortgage rates have come to an end, as fixed-mortgage rates hover around 4%. And while there are many saying that rising rates won’t hurt the housing market, others are more concerned.

Many real estate professionals have been blaming low appraisals for derailing transactions over the last few years. But now home prices are heating up across the country. Are appraisals still coming in lower than the agreed-upon sales price?

Underwriters are being extra vigilant in verifying every detail of a mortgage application, and some of their requests for information, borrowers say, are downright odd.