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Mortgage delinquencies posted their largest year-to-date drop since 2002, Lender Processing Services reports. Delinquencies fell 15 percent during the end of December 2012 to May 2013. New problem loan rates are approaching the pre-crisis average, says Herb Blecher, LPS Applied Analytics senior vice president. “Though they are still approximately 1.4 times what they were, on average, during the 1995 to 2005 period, delinquencies have come down significantly from their January 2010 peak, Blecher notes. In large part, this is due to the continuing decline in new problem loans — as […]

It seems Americans are growing more optimistic about the state of housing, as more than half of potential homebuyers now expect the nation’s home prices and mortgage rates to appreciate within the next year, Fannie Mae reports. Those results came from Fannie Mae’s June 2013 National Housing Survey, which revealed the share of respondents who anticipate a mortgage rate increase rose 11 percentage points, bringing the June total to 57%  the highest level since the survey’s creation in 2010. Those who believe home prices will increase hit a survey high […]

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In Vince Vaughn’s upcoming role, he’ll play long-distance landlord to a property in Chicago. Or, at least, that’s his hope. The comedic actor has listed his townhouse for rent for $9,500 a month.

I have been a Licensed Realtor® since 2001, and have been an owner in Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Midtown since 2005.

Foreclosures are continuing a steady fall, as home prices rise and the housing market picks up nationwide.

Mexican lawmakers are considering lifting restrictions on foreign ownership of property along the country’s coasts and borders, The Wall Street Journal reports. The move could boost residential real estate development in Mexico’s vacation-home market, housing experts note. Currently, Mexico prohibits ownership of land within 31 miles of its coast or international borders. The century-old restrictions were put in place in 1917 out of fears of U.S. expansion. In order to buy currently in restricted zones — which include many popular beach resorts — foreigners must undergo what’s often considered a […]

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To keep monthly mortgage payments more affordable, more home buyers are reaching deeper into their pockets to make larger down payments, according to a new survey by LendingTree of 600 home buyers. Sixty-four percent of prospective home buyers say they expect mortgage rates to rise, and 68 percent say they expect home prices to rise in the next 12 months, according the LendingTree survey. That has prompted 57 percent of respondents to say they plan to make a down payment of 15 percent or more on their home purchase. Meanwhile, […]