Tom Kelly

The VA streamline, known as the Interest Rate Reduction Loan, has no "season" requirement, meaning that borrowers who refinanced recently still are eligible.

Qualified buyers will be eligible to get up to 3.5 percent of the final sales price covered in closing costs.

Of the 2,500 consumers surveyed, 78 percent held a favorable view of real estate, a five-point jump from the previous quarter and 15 points higher than at the end of 2012.

While costs of the VA's Loan Guaranty Program can be higher than conventional financing, it's often easier to qualify for the VA's no-down payment programs.

The survey found that women are more likely than men to have a crush on a home that was out of their financial league.

30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.23 percent, dropping from last week's 4.32 percent average.

One in three young adults - or more than 24 million - lived in homes of their parents or their parents-in-law in 2012.

The average gross profit for a home flip-defined as a home being purchased and subsequently sold again within six months-was $58,081 for all U.S. homes flipped in 2013.

Following the double-digit growth in home prices last year, Clear Capital economists predict that national home prices will now fall into line with inflation and follow more historical rates of growth.

Five states now account for nearly half of all the completed foreclosures in the nation -Florida, Michigan, California, Texas and Georgia

With every 10-degree drop below 41 degrees Fahrenheit, online home searches in metros with warmer climates rose 4.4 percent, and searches for homes in warm vacation spots surged 5.5 percent.

The U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey published last quarter found 88 percent of American commuters travel to work by car.

Other complaints about the closing process involve excessive and redundant paperwork and confusion over the HUD-1 settlement statement.

The study showed that those who pay the most in the world for housing are often getting the least as far as house size.

The on-again, off-again move to recognize and endorse these spaces, sometimes called "accessory apartments," has increased the number of legal units through grandfather clauses and special exceptions.

Some lenders were hit harder than others, but which are suffering the most?

Some investors are finding they don't have to be into skiing or snowboarding to enjoy the benefits of a home in a ski town.

Properties that reference parking tend to sell for more money, according to an analysis of listing ads by Zillow.

Colorado's new law, which went into effect January 1, also allows homeowners to grow up to six pot plants for personal use.

If you are planning to buy, or rent, in a single-family neighborhood, spend a lot of time talking to neighbors about the area and your new block in particular.

Those in the mortgage industry say Watt is likely to expand federal programs that allow underwater borrowers with loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower their interest rates.

Real estate broker Joe Manzaneres hired the man to hold a sign up that says: "No need for your cash! I'm sponsored by Joe Manzanares."

With tight inventories of homes for-sale in many cities, banks are seeing opportunity in getting repossessed homes back on the market faster for a quick sale.

Higher income borrowers tend to use online shopping about double the amount than lower income borrowers, according to the Fannie Mae study.