Homeowners: Watch Out for These 5 Common Mortgage Scams

Think you're knowledgeable about the housing market and home financing process? You may consider yourself an expert on mortgages (take this real estate quiz to prove it), especially if you're currently looking to finance your first home or have been a long-time property owner. But what about the numerous threats to your home and financial security that currently exist? They may not even be on ...

Home & Auto

Even in a down market, local real estate properties have inefficiencies that investors can exploit. Here are some tips to supplying your own power, water and electricity.

The Most Common Types Of Consumer Fraud

You’re less likely to become a victim of consumer fraud if you know about these common scams and how to avoid them.

More Foreclosures Drag On Home Prices

Morning Business Memo Home prices have been bogged down by a series of problems, from restrictive lending policies by banks to the weak housing market. But foreclosures are the biggest drag in many parts of the country. The real estate marketing firm RealtyTrac says number...

Leaving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac As Is Risks Another Housing Bubble

Anthony Sanders is a senior scholar at the Mercatus Center and the distinguished professor of Real Estate Finance at George Mason University. Last week Fannie Mae, one of the two mortgage giants in conservatorship ...