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FHA may hike fees on home loans

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:27:27 -0500

Federal Housing Administration mortgages have been the go-to financing option in recent years for home buyers who can't come up with big down payments. But that could...

New York-style loft in North End

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:03 -0500

The two-bedroom North End loft currently for sale at 90 North Washington St. looks like it was transplanted from Manhattan's hip Tribeca neighborhood. Priced at...

NH real estate experts say housing sales up

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:54:12 -0500

MANCHESTER, N.H. - New statistics show that New Hampshire's real estate market is in the midst of a slow and steady recovery. The numbers from the New Hampshire Association...

15-year mortgage rate hits record low

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:11:50 -0500

Fifteen-year mortgages dropped to a historic low last week while the 30-year rate came close to hitting bottom on the heels of the nation's top bank pumping cash into...

Home loan delinquencies leap up

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:10:38 -0500

Nearly one Massachusetts mortgage customer in 10 was behind on their loan during the second quarter - the worst delinquency rate ever, new figures show. The Mortgage...

Mortgage bonds add insecurity

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:01 -0500

QWe hear a lot about U.S. mortgages being made into investments and sold to investors around the world. What are the consequences of this global market...

Renting homes back to foreclosed owners

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:57:10 -0500

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae has decided to let thousands of Americans who lose homes to foreclosure rent their properties back. "This new program helps eliminate some...

Joe Montana's California play

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:55:54 -0500

Legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana has put his 500-acre California wine-country estate up for sale, reportedly priced at (appropriately enough) $49 million. ...

October foreclosures jump compared to previous month

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:42:12 -0500

Foreclosures in Massachusetts increased by nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but fewer families lost their homes compared to the same month last year,...

Curt Schilling's new game plan: Cut price

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:12:54 -0500

Buyers balked at the price, so Curt Schilling is changing his pitch again in an effort to sell his Medfield manse. No. 38 has reduced the price of his 26-acre Medfield...

Rent (out of) control

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:48:57 -0500

Call it "penthouse sweet." An unidentified landlord has put a penthouse at Back Bay's exclusive Mandarin Oriental Residences up for rent at $52,000 a month...

Fenway's Landmark plans 8-story building

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28:02 -0500

A long-delayed proposal to add an eight-story office building to a commercial real estate complex in the Fenway is on track. The Abbey Group is expected to file plans...

Ex-Ch. 5 anchor Natalie Jacobson gets buyer for posh Boston condo

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:12:32 -0500

This just in: Former WCVB-TV (Ch. 5) news anchor Natalie Jacobson has found a buyer for her Back Bay condo. Multiple Listing Service records show that a purchaser has...

Hub's top-price condos finding few takers

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:16:12 -0500

The economic downturn has taken its toll on Boston's luxury real estate market. Sales of downtown condominiums priced at $1 million or more have slipped by nearly...