Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages declined this week after two weeks of increases, keeping home-buying affordable. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan fell to 4.22% from 4.35% last week. The average on t
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With a maiden name like Dollar and the currency to complement it, the late San Francisco society figure Diana Dollar Knowles was sure to make a few good purchases. And as Christie’s auction entitled “Michael Taylor and The Alchemy of Design: The Diana Dol
Continue reading >>The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) is expanding the criteria for eligibility for the Keep Your Home California programs, in a effort to help more families keep their homes. Many low to moderate income California homeowners who are having troub
Continue reading >>Looking over the past year, Yun said he expects existing-home sales to be up about 10 percent in 2013 to 5.13 million. Sales in 2014 are expected to hold fairly even at about 5.12 million.
Continue reading >>Graham Holdings, the former parent of The Washington Post, has reached a deal to sell the newspaper’s longtime headquarters at 15th and L streets NW to Carr Properties for $159 million.
Continue reading >>The Climbing Cost of Condo Care Condominium Operators Are Paying More to Keep Buildings Ticking Over—And This Is Showing Up in Homeowners' Fees There is no such thing as a free lunch—or a free concierge, or any of the other amenities that come with a fa
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