HOME STAR is a proposed federal program that would provide direct incentives to American homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency of their homes.
Washington area employers plan to hire more employees in the second quarter of 2010, according to a survey by Manpower.
The FDIC is planning to test if reducing the mortgage balances of borrowers who are substantially underwater will save them from foreclosure.
A new report says that the Washington D.C. area posted the biggest year-over-year increase in the nation last quarter, jumping more than 10.5 percent.
Prices in the Washington area saw a 3.8 percent increase at the end of 2009, compared to a year earlier, according to NAR’s quarterly report.
First time home buyers have enough time to find a home & take advantage of the $8,000 first-time buyer tax credit, even if they start their home search now.
The Section 203(k) program is the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) primary program for the rehabilitation and repair of single family properties.
Here is some more good news for everybody: Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The averages for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages dropped to new lows this week, to 4.78 percent, more than a percentage point below what they were a year ago, according to Freddie Mac.
According Builder Online, the Washington DC metro area is the 3rd healthiest housing market in the country. It is also one of few major markets to record an increase of new home sales this year.
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