Stories By Christine Layton
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Investment
Mortgage Relief Faces Mounting Backlog as Homeowners Await Aid
Jul 30, 2014Financially struggling homeowners are facing long delays after turning to the foreclosure prevention program from the...
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Analyst Insights
Real Estate Giant Zillow Reportedly in Talks to Buy Rival Trulia
Jul 25, 2014Zillow, the largest real estate website in the United States, is in talks to buy the...
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Investment
More Homeowners Using Home Equity
Jul 15, 2014Lower interest rates, increasing home prices, and a steadily improving economy have caused more homeowners to...
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Investment
Mortgage Applications Rise Despite Rising Mortgage Rates
Jul 9, 2014Applications for mortgages rose last week with both refinance and purchase applications increasing, according to the...
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Investment
Banks Have Paid Out $3.1 Billion to Homeowners in Federal 2013 Mortgage Settlement
Jul 8, 2014The impact of the mortgage meltdown continues to make its way through the economy, even after...
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Investment
CFPB Clarifies Mortgage Rule to Help Surviving Family Members Take Over Loans
Jul 8, 2014On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule to clarify that when...
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Investment
Los Angeles Receives First Bitcoin ATMs in California
Jul 7, 2014Bitcoin users in Los Angeles will now be able to exchange digital currency for cash at...
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Investment
Peer-to-Peer Lender Lending Club Said to Plan $500 Million IPO
Jun 30, 2014After months of speculation predicting the move, Lending Club Corp., the largest peer-to-peer lender in the...
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Investment
Rental Home Crisis Looms as 4.9 Million are Without Affordable Housing
Jun 27, 2014The United States is facing a new housing crisis, this time dealing with a shortage of...
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Investment
Rental Market Remains Hot with National Apartment Occupancy at 6-Year High
Jun 23, 2014In May, national apartment occupancy rose once more to reach the highest level in six years,...