Articles About Residential Housing

Author:
Mike Ochs
Posted:
10.14.2009

Home Equity Loan Delinquencies Spiral as Values Contract

Home equity loan delinquencies reached a record high of 3.52 percent during the first quarter of 2009, according to the American Bankers Association.  That contrasts with the 3.03 percent reported during the fourth quarter of 2008.  Late payments on loans climbed to a record 1.89 percent. Home equity loans also are partly to blame for […]

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Author:
Matt Ward
Posted:
07.08.2008

Want Affordable Housing? Here’s Where to Find It

Despite all the doom-and-gloom reports on the residential real estate market, there are some bright spots.  In several markets, housing has become surprisingly affordable to families earning a median household income of $61,500.  And there’s more good news.  Mortgage rates are again nearing the record lows of a few years ago; and family incomes jumped […]

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