1. MDIA – Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act…What does this mean to you?

    MDIA – Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act…What does this mean to you?

    UPDATE I’ve updated the business day definition and APR change needed to re-disclose.  Saturdays are only considered business days if the mortgage company is open to More

  2. Melissa Joan Hart Sells Her LA Home

    Melissa Joan Hart Sells Her LA Home

    Celebrity real estate news just keeps rolling in. Actress Melissa Joan Hart has sold her Los Angeles-area home for close to $2.5 million. See the property More

  3. I Can Talk to My Home of Future?

    I Can Talk to My Home of Future?

    Yes, and it will talk back. No joke. Luke Mullins of U.S. News & World Report lists 8 innovations he thinks the typical American home will More

  4. Mortgage Market Update

    Mortgage Market Update

    Quick view of the mortgage market today.   Rates have softened a little bit on a couple of things: Gross Domestic Product for the 2nd quarter came More

  5. 26 Ways for Real Estate Pros to Use Zillow, From A-Z

    26 Ways for Real Estate Pros to Use Zillow, From A-Z

    Yes, Zillow is mostly known for Zestimates, but in the three and a half years since we launched, we have evolved into so much more. Here More

  6. Karl Rove Lists Washington DC home, Heads to Texas

    Karl Rove Lists Washington DC home, Heads to Texas

    Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush,  is joining the ranks of another high-profile Republican by seeking greener More

  7. National Registry of Home Lenders

    National Registry of Home Lenders

    Last year, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (S.A.F.E.) Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 was signed into law as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act. More

  8. What If I Don’t Agree With an Appraiser’s Opinion?

    What If I Don’t Agree With an Appraiser’s Opinion?

    There’s a great discussion happening in Zillow Advice that has triggered some interesting responses: My home was appraised but I don’t agree with the appraiser’s opinion. More

  9. Home Decorating Goes Virtual With Electronic Home Staging

    Home Decorating Goes Virtual With Electronic Home Staging

    Not everyone has thousands of dollars to drop on home improvement projects before putting their home on the market. So, instead of orchestrating a kitchen remodel More

  10. Confused About Mortgages? You're Not Alone

    Confused About Mortgages? You're Not Alone

    Another government agency? No way! Before you groan about more regulation, please read this recent article in the New Yorker titled “Caveat Mortgagor.” It was an More