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Push to cut back on home appraisals sparks controversy

By Ken Harney
Nov 30, 2018 6:00 AM - The Trump administration wants to eliminate professional appraisals on a large number of home-sale transactions -- a move that critics say could push the country back toward the see-no-evil days of mortgage lending that preceded the housing crash.
Caribbean real-estate dream turns into $100 million nightmare for retirees

By Ken Harney
Nov 23, 2018 6:00 AM - Ever fantasize about fleeing the winter cold and getting in on the ground floor of a beachfront real estate deal in which you double your money in a few years? If you've dreamed that dream, here's how it could turn nightmarish.
Cooling trend could bode well for home buyers

By Ken Harney
Nov 16, 2018 6:00 AM - Don't call it a "buyer's market." Don't call it a "correction." But the fact is that a sobering change is taking shape in the housing market -- an unmistakable cooling trend that defies an economy that is showing impressive growth, has the lowest unemployment rate in years and the highest home-equity levels on record.
For-sale-by-owner deals appear to be fizzling

By Ken Harney
Nov 9, 2018 6:00 AM - What's been happening to that good old-fashioned American way to sell your home -- doing it yourself, with minimal or no commission costs?
Which is better at valuing your home - you or a computer program?

By Ken Harney
Oct 26, 2018 6:00 AM - Valuing a home is hardly an exact science. Especially in a period when the real estate cycle is transitioning toward buyers' advantage in many areas, you need to tap into the data available online, then get the opinions of top realty agents in your neighborhood.
Does going green net you more green when selling your home?

By Ken Harney
Oct 19, 2018 6:00 AM - If you want to reap the maximum return from your green improvements, make sure your Realtor understands what they are and how best to sell them.
New options open for homeowners seeking a reverse mortgage

By Ken Harney
Oct 12, 2018 7:00 AM - Annual volumes of the Federal Housing Administration's reverse mortgages have tanked to their lowest level in 13 years and appear headed for further declines. Drastic declines in business volume have spurred lenders to come up with alternative, nongovernment reverse mortgages.
Tariffs could cost you more to remodel your home

By Ken Harney
Oct 5, 2018 7:00 AM - Thinking about remodeling your home -- redoing a bathroom or the kitchen? Then get ready to dig deeper into your wallet as the Trump administration's new $200 billion in tariffs begin to flow through to hundreds of the products that go into your planned project.
Americans' credit behavior has changed since Great Recession

By Ken Harney
Sep 28, 2018 6:23 AM - 704! That's the new, record-high average FICO credit score among millions of Americans, and it's positive news for homebuyers, sellers, lenders and the economy overall.
More borrowers faking their incomes, employment to buy homes

By Ken Harney
Sep 21, 2018 6:00 AM - Prices are up, interest rates are rising, and it's tough for a lot of people to qualify to buy a home. So what do some of them do? A growing number of them fake it.

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