Fixed mortgage rates remain below 5 percent, and these days fewer homebuyers seem to be opting for adjustable-rate loans.
Get the full story >>Q. Where can a person find the value of a home on a particular date? My last surviving parent passed away on Sept. 29, 2005, and my...
Get the full story >>Q. My mother and her boyfriend lived together for 18 years. He owned the house by himself. He has two surviving adult children. He always...
Get the full story >>Q. We live in a town house. Many of the outdoor structures, fences, etc., outside many of the houses that I've seen are not in compliance...
Get the full story >>Fixed mortgage rates hit the lowest point of the year for the third straight week.
Get the full story >>Q. In a recent column, you indicated that a giftor's lifetime tax exemption is $1 million. However, after searching this out, I believe that...
Get the full story >>Q. My neighbor has a Bradford pear tree that is probably about 15 years old. The other night during the heavy wind a branch of the tree...
Get the full story >>The interest on fixed-rate mortgages edged down for the fifth straight week to hit a new low this year, as mixed indicators from the housing...
Get the full story >>A sizable number of American consumers appear to be clueless about home loans, judging by the responses to a survey by the Mortgage...
Get the full story >>The blizzard of complex disclosure forms required in getting a mortgage soon could ease a bit as a new federal agency tries to streamline...
Get the full story >>For homebuyers who need to finance their purchase using a mortgage, a cash buyer can be their worst enemy.
Get the full story >>For the first time in years, buying a home may beat renting.
Get the full story >>Q. I am a 78-year-old single woman living alone. Some weeks ago, my next-door neighbor fenced in his backyard with Gothic picket fencing....
Get the full story >>Q. My husband and I bought a time share years ago, and over time we upgraded and then converted to the point system. In that time, the...
Get the full story >>Q My dad passed away in 2009, and yet his name is still on the title to my parents' property as well as a mortgage and home equity line of...
Get the full story >>Q. I purchased a condo in January 2009 and was able to get a second mortgage through the sellers to help me purchase. Dealing with the...
Get the full story >>Sherelle Villacorta had a good credit score, but like many people she wanted a higher score.
Get the full story >>Q. I was wondering if you could list your top five to 10 real estate-related books.
Get the full story >>The Department of Housing and Urban Development has thrown out a rule it put in effect in 2008 for reverse mortgages that was causing grief...
Get the full story >>Q. I own a manufactured home and recently paid off my chattel loan. However, to clear the lien, our secretary of state requires that I pay...
Get the full story >>In a rare instance of like-mindedness across the political spectrum, most everyone agrees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the infamous...
Get the full story >>NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Yep, mortgage interest rates are low, but there's a catch: It doesn't matter how cheap rates are if you can't get a...
Get the full story >>Most new-car shoppers know that if they pay invoice price for a vehicle, they're getting a bargain. But does that mean the dealer makes no...
Get the full story >>Q. I seem to have misplaced my HUD-1 form when we bought our house back in 1972. What can I do to obtain a copy and where?
Get the full story >>When you're out of work, the last thing you need to do is waste money.
Get the full story >>Q. We purchased a foreclosure property. The tenants have not paid rent for the past 18 months while the bank was the owner. The tenants...
Get the full story >>Obama administration officials are trying to steer the nation out of its biggest financial crisis in decades.
Get the full story >>Q. On July 30, I had settlement on the purchase of my first home. It was an FHA mortgage and the mortgage insurance premium (MIP) was...
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Get the full story >>Congratulations--you dodged layoffs, at least this time around. So why is the boss at your elbow wanting to talk? Because the job you've...
Get the full story >>Gail MarkJarvis is a financial columnist at the Chicago Tribune. E-mail her at gmarksjarvis@tribune.com.
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