Mortgage rates hit record low again
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Buying a home just got even cheaper as interest rates on both 30-year and 15-year-fixed-rate mortgages set record lows for the third week in a row. ...
We’re overspending, and we may be in denial about it
It’s no secret that many Americans have long relied on credit cards and other forms of debt to get what we want, or what we need. But a new survey ...
NAHB Builder Confidence Index Rises To Five-Year High In May
Homebuilder confidence in the U.S. single-family home market rose to a five-year high in May as buyer traffic increased and sales improved, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells ...
A visual look at results of our money secrets survey
Click above to see a bigger image that you can read. TODAY.com and SELF.com Tuesday released results of an extensive survey we conducted earlier this year on relationships and money. ...
DIY fanatics warned as property improvement return on investment falls
The potential increase in property value following DIY has dipped in the last 12 months compared with previous years, according to a new survey. The annual HSBC Home Improvement Survey ...
Grandparents pitch in with cash to help raise grandkids
Grandparents are splurging on gifts for their grandkids, but many also are helping out with necessities. Everyone anticipates grandparents to splurge on gifts for their grandkids, but a new study ...
Magic number for gas prices? Try $5.30 a gallon
This Feb. 27 pic shows gas prices at a Pittsburgh Exxon mini-mart. Gas prices have been on the rise. The recent spike in gas prices has caused plenty of griping ...
Want a date? Buy a home
When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. In a survey of ...
Demand for global distressed property increased at the end of 2011
Demand for distressed property is rising in more countries than it was previously, according to the results of the latest Global Distressed Property Monitor from the Royal Institution of Chartered ...
30-year mortgage rate holds at record low
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages remained at an all-time record low for the second week in a row. The 30-year fixed rate held steady at an ...
Not tonight honey, the cable bill is due
What would you give up in exchange for not worrying about those monthly bills? In the real world, the weak economy has left far too many Americans fretting about getting ...
Cheat away on taxes, more Americans say
Here’s the good news for Uncle Sam: The vast majority of Americans still believe that you should never cheat on your taxes— or,at least, that is whatthey tell the pollsters ...
It’s guys, not ladies, who splurge on lunch
Getty Images / Getty Images file A man eats his lunch at a Burger King in London. The next time you stop in for a morning latte or head out ...
Sydney Dethroned as Second Costliest City
Sydney has been unseated as the second costliest city in the world in a new survey of housing affordability. The 2012 Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has seen Sydney overtaken ...
Housing Confidence Slumps in NSW, Vic
Property confidence is down in Australia’s biggest says as investors look to resource-rich areas in 2012. A Property Council-ANZ survey found real estate professionals are more confident about demand from ...
Gen-Y out-investing Gen-X, Boomers
Who would have thought the I-want-it-now generation would be concerned about the future? When it comes to retirement savings, Gen Yers are out-investing 30 and ups, according to a survey ...
Mortgage rates hit another record low
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Happy holidays, homebuyers! You just got a very nice present. Mortgage rates have hit record lows, with the interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate loan, the ...
UK property prices largely unchanged in 2011, latest Rightmove survey shows
Property prices in the UK have ended the year close to where they started and 2012 will be similarly challenging, according to the December house price index published this day ...
Further deterioration in Portuguese property sales but rental market more resilient
There was a further deterioration in demand, supply and confidence in the Portuguese property in October but the rental sector is proving more resilient. The latest Portuguese Housing Market Survey ...
We worry about, but do not budget for, holidays
Very few shoppers set a strict holiday budget, according to a new survey. Given the say of the economy, it comes as no surprise that many Americans are worried about ...
Pessimism creeping into the Australian property market
Expectations that residential property prices will continue falling in Australia are having an effect on the real estate market, according to a new survey. The Commonwealth Bank/Mortgage and Finance Association ...
Property investors want capital growth, survey reveals
Capital growth is the most important consideration for real estate investors with a third of potential buyers regarding the UK as the top location for purchasing property, according to a ...
Half of Australian Home Seekers Determined to Buy a First Home
About 48 percent of home seekers in Australia are still set to buy a first home according to a new first time buyer survey by RAMS Home Loans. The survey ...
Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Average mortgage rates essentially held steady this week as they remain near their 60-year lows. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 4.11 percent, down from last week from 4.12 percent, ...
Europeans most likely to invest more in real estate, survey shows
Only 43% of European real estate investors report any increase in risk appetite since early 2011, compared to 46% globally, and 64% in Canada where investors show the biggest uplift ...
US Investors ‘Plan To Boost Property Portfolios’
The 2011 Colliers International Global Investor Sentiment Survey has found that more than 80 per cent of US real estate investors are intending to increase the size of their property ...
Property Market Confidence "Fragile"
Professionals in the real estate industry are not overly upbeat about the sector’s prospects, a new survey has found. The Savills Residential Sentiment Survey described the market place as “fragile”, ...
Spain ‘a top choice’ for those thinking of moving abroad
Spain has been named among the top five destinations that people would think about moving to if they were going to leave the UK, new research has found. A survey ...
Survey: Still no bottom seen in housing market
Five years after U.S. home prices peaked, overall expectations for the nation’s housing market are still dim, according to a survey of economists, real estate experts and investment strategists. Although ...
Existing-home sales rose in Aug.
Sales of previously owned homes climbed 7.7 percent last month, a strong increase despite disruptions in the Northeast caused by Hurricane Irene, a Realtors group stated Wednesday. There were sales ...