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Chase Bank is making it easier for buyers to purchase larger, more expensive homes. CNN Money reports that the bank now requires potential...

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Transforming House Adjusts to Temperature

On hot days, owners of Motus passive houses won’t need to turn on the air conditioning. All they have to do is slide a screen and shell...

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Millennials Are Largest Share of Homebuyers

The housing industry continues to try to figure out the homebuying plans of the generation of young adults that was hit hardest by the...

Opinion

Winners Announced for the 2015 Marvin Architects Challenge Design Awards

Among the top entries were California's Healdsburg Residence and Minnesota's Minnetonka Masterpiece

Market Data + Trends

Renters Play Bigger Role in Housing, Harvard Joint Center Report Finds

Despite the expansion of rental stock, the national vacancy rate dipped to its lowest point in almost 20 years and the market is likely to remain tight, according to the Joint Center's report

Financing

Arizona Launches Path to Home Ownership

Arizona's Housing Finance Authority launches the HOME Plus home loan program to assist prospective homebuyers

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Illinois Offers $7,500 in Down Payment Assistance

Illinois is helping home owners with a program called 1stHomeIllinois, the Chicago Tribune reports. Up to 4,000 home buyers, both first...

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Freddie Mac’s Three-Percent Mortgage Starts Strong

The CEO of Freddie Mac, Donald Layton, said that a new mortgage that allows borrowers to put just three percent down is a “good start,” in...

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Banks Tighten on Land Development and Construction Lending

According to the NAHB, credit standards on applications for land development and construction loans or credit lines tightened on net over...

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Renters Get Community Feel with Co-Living Spaces

Real estate developers are trying to appeal to young adults by offering dorm-style apartments, according to Reality Biz News. Brooklyn’s...

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December

As Mortgage Rates Rise, Buyers Lose Purchasing Power

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