Stymied Sellers Back Down as Home Prices Drop for the First Time Since Spring

Sellers and buyers spent the summer months locked in a standoff amid a stalled housing market, but last week, the sellers finally flinched. The week ending on Sept. 6 saw both the national median list price and the median list price per square foot, which accounts for home size, decrease annually, a

Texas bill targets deed fraud, but expert points to online loopholes

A bill on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk could give county clerks new tools to combat deed fraud, but one industry expert says the measure doesn’t go far enough to protect against scams carried out online. Senate Bill 15 — approved by the Texas Legislature in August — would require clerks to ask for

Mortgage rates drop below 6% for FHA, VA loans

On Thursday, mortgage rates data from Mortgage News Daily (MND) showed that the 30-year fixed rates for government loans fell below 6%. As of Thursday afternoon, the average Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan rate was 5.97% and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) rate was 5.99%. Mort

Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk Regret Not Living Together at Start of Marriage—Admitting It Made Their Kids ‘Uncomfortable’

Oscar-winning actress turned lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow is famous for walking some of life's more unconventional paths, particularly when it comes to her relationships—yet even she is happy to admit when those unique roads result in more bumps than she might have liked. Case in point, her decisi