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Home mortgage fraud is on the rise, ranging from in-depth scheme to small lies about the property. Overall fraud risk is up by 16.9% in the last year tracked by data analytics firm CoreLogic.

The risk of

When it comes to their roofs, homeowners are changing things up. Asphalt has been a popular material for some time now, but lately more options are coming into the market.

One example of this is metal

James Whitaker designed an office made of jutting shipping containers a few years ago. The structure was never built, until a Los Angeles-based film producer stumbled upon the design online. He commissioned

There’s no doubt that New York City is a tough place to live, but a new interactive map shows just how hard it is for residents to stay in their homes.

ProPublica reported last year that NYC evictions had

Crime is a fact of life. Millions of homes have been broken into and burglarized over the years, and roughly three out of four U.S. homes will be broken into at least once over the course of the next 20 years.

With the real estate market experiencing a decline in many states, more and more homeowners are turning to remodeling and renovation instead of moving. Adding on to a home or renovating an old space can be a

Selling a home is never going to be a walk in the park (although being adjacent to a park can be a real selling point). Of course, buying a home isn’t easy, either. In fact, 52% of home buyers found finding the

Houston struggles to get back on its feet after being assaulted all last week by Hurricane Harvey, and though the worst of the storm has passed, the recovery will be long and hard. One of the most heavily

For the past year, there has been a slump in the luxury housing market, but that may now be over.

Interestingly enough, the reason behind this may be due to a quick dose of reality to home sellers.

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Millennials are often criticized for holding off on homeownership, but it looks like that notion may be just another myth. In fact, according to one recent survey, they’re actually the largest group of homebuyers,

A lot of hopeful tenants are having trouble finding housing in cities like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Denver. And it may not be just bad luck. A recent study by Apartment List found that home and a

The housing market has historically had its ebbs and flows, and we’ll have to wait and see what the market will look like over the next few years. But one thing is for sure: the housing industry is changing as

Both state and city lawmakers are working on legislation that will provide lawyers to low-income renters who are at risk of losing their homes. The Baltimore Sun reported that Del. Sandy Rosenberg and Baltimore C

As campuses across the nation and the world build more environmentally friendly dorm options, student housing investors and real estate managers will need to push towards improving the sustainability in their own

A home’s curb appeal is a pretty powerful force — it is the one thing that will draw buyers to the home immediately. When selling a home it is absolutely crucial to focus on the home’s curb appeal because the

Around the country, regional real estate markets have one thing in common: demand is much higher than supply, and new housing starts don’t look promising. However, one city in particular is bucking that national

Moving trends are always changing in the U.S., which isn’t too surprising, considering that the average American moves about 12 times in their life. But these days, the fastest-growing cities aren’t the nation’s

Around the country, veterans fear they are being shut out of the housing market. The reason?

Home sellers are becoming wary of Veteran Home Loans.

VA loans feature a number of benefits for home buyers;

Many people seem to be under the impression that direct mail is becoming obsolete due to the convenience of online communication such as email. However, direct mail advertising campaigns are still very much

When it comes to air conditioning, many see it as a necessity rather than a luxury. Still, there are countless people — both renters and homeowners — who are forced to go without it, even during the most