What’s it take to be in the home equity elite?
Americans readily gossip about home values — "Did you hear the crazy high price the house down the street sold for?" "Did you hear how little our neighbors were forced...
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Alleged deceptive practices put Zillow in hot water
You're probably familiar with the online realty marketing giant Zillow because of its voluminous home sale listings and its controversial "Zestimate" property valuation feature. But you may not know this:...
White millennials are just as racist as their grandparents
If there was one silver lining to President Donald Trump's election, it was supposed to be this: Those who voted for Trump because of, rather than despite, his demonization of...
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac stick with outdated credit scoring model
If you've been waiting for the long-anticipated news that the two dominant players in the home mortgage arena — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — finally have decided to overhaul...
If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he’d probably be deported
How might President Donald Trump fare in the "merit-based" immigration scheme he just endorsed? If he were an immigrant, there's a decent chance he'd get kicked out of the country....
Trump’s desperate plea: Impeach me, please!
No one is working harder for the impeachment of Donald Trump than Donald Trump. If we have learned anything about this president, it is that he has a compulsion to...
Freddie Mac pulls plug on low down payment loans
One percent down on a new home loan? Zero down? Generous gifts of thousands of dollars from mortgage companies to help you swing the deal? If any of these sounds...
Serious Sessions lessons for Trump
Transparency, thy name is Trump, Donald Trump. No filter, no governor, no editor lies between his impulses and his public actions. He tweets, therefore he is. Ronald Reagan was so...
Welcome to the United States of Anarchy
Welcome to the United States of Anarchy. Health care legislation languishes without presidential leadership. The Senate fails to pass a measure crafted by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, fails to pass...
Getting mortgage approval could be easier than you think
So what does it take to get approved for a mortgage to buy a house this summer, whether you're a first-timer, planning to move up or downsize? Maybe not all...