What’s the future of Fannie and Freddie? No one knows. The consensus seems to be that it should have a much smaller role in the secondary mortgage market, and possibly re-privatized. But the specifics… well, that’s anyone’s … [Read more...]

Anecdotally, I could have told you that Facebook was on its way out — teens are other young folks are moving away from it, choosing to stick with texting, Tumblr, or Twitter. But now Facebook itself admits it’s a problem. That’s the … [Read more...]

One of the cool things about Trulia’s reports is that they’re based on what real people are doing — how much they’re asking to sell or rent their homes. Of course, you can ask anything you want; the importance of … [Read more...]

“Follow the money” goes the rule — and that in mind, a lot of that money is going into the housing market. By investors, that is. So explains the CNN article, “Big money betting big on housing“: Hedge funds and private … [Read more...]

You know that neighbor with the perfect lawn, well-behaved pets, and a beautiful exterior? Yeah, forget about him. Look at the other neighbor — the one with that yappy Chihuahua, overgrown yard, and Justin Beiber blasting from the bedroom … [Read more...]

Denise Ramey, 2013 president of the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors, spoke to a local CBS affiliate about the proposed homebuyer savings accounts that VAR’s introduced as part of its 2013 Legislative Agenda — why they would … [Read more...]