1. When will the Housing Market Recover? The Answer may lie in Mortgages

    When will the Housing Market Recover? The Answer may lie in Mortgages

    There are multiple resources that experts use to determine the health of the housing market.  They use price indexes, new home sales, existing home sales and More

  2. File Under: Funny Listing Photos

    File Under: Funny Listing Photos

    Note to photographer when shooting listing photos for this home: “Do not disturb the cats.”

  3. A Scary Thought

    A Scary Thought

    Today I heard a couple of frank words from a “negotiator” at a major lender that made gave me chills.  I’ll get to them in a More

  4. Christoph Schweiger Joins Mortgages Unzipped Team

    Christoph Schweiger Joins Mortgages Unzipped Team

    Please join me in welcoming Christoph Schweiger of SunStreet Mortgage in Phoenix to the Mortgages Unzipped Team. Christoph is a native of Austria that I met More

  5. Amityville Horror House on Market for $1.15 Million

    Amityville Horror House on Market for $1.15 Million

    If you’re the squeamish type that believes spirits lurk in homes with a scary history, you should probably steer clear of this home. But, if you More

  6. Sarah Palin’s New Neighbor

    Sarah Palin’s New Neighbor

    From time to time, we write about neighbors and neighborhood issues such as trees encroaching on neighbors’ property,  drug-dealing neighbors, neighbors from hell, neighbors who play More

  7. House Hunting Just Got Easier

    House Hunting Just Got Easier

    Hey real estate shoppers: Shopping for homes on Zillow is now quicker and easier. From larger maps and photos, to learning more details about a home More

  8. Home Sales Up in April, but Inventory Doesn’t Paint a Pretty Picture

    Home Sales Up in April, but Inventory Doesn’t Paint a Pretty Picture

    Housing news over the past couple of days has been an almost equal mix of good and bad. On the one hand, the National Association of More

  9. Renting vs. Buying: Honolulu, HI

    Renting vs. Buying: Honolulu, HI

    For some, the American dream to own a home, is fading. A recent survey released by the National Apartment Association found that 76 percent of consumers More

  10. Loan Requests Surge Amid Lowest Mortgage Rates of the Year;  Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.61%

    Loan Requests Surge Amid Lowest Mortgage Rates of the Year; Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.61%

    Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell again this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.61%, down from 4.70% More