Topic: Jim Gillespie

In a survey conducted by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, 9 out of 10 brokers said "the economy is delaying baby boomers' plans to sell their homes...
U.S. mortgage applications fell for a fourth straight week, reflecting the inability of many homeowners to take advantage of record low interest...
According to a new national study by Coldwell Banker Real Estate, more parents are buying houses for their kids to live in while they attend school--or moving the whole family near campus so their kids can live at home.. "College markets are ...
San Fransisco Bay-area couple Kate and Dale never expected to be landlords. But that's exactly what happened when they decided to buy a...
Karen and Greg Osmon had outgrown the three-bedroom Winston-Salem, N.C., home they lived in with their two children, so they put it up for sale. The Osmons decided to try selling again in early May of this year, but they'd ...
Karen and Greg Osmon had outgrown the three-bedroom Winston-Salem, N.C., home they lived in with their two children, so they put it up for sale. The Osmons decided to try selling again in early May of this year, but they'd ...
Housing bulls are coming out of the woodwork just as housing is about to collapse for the second time. Yesterday the Census Bureau report on New Residential Sales in May 2010 showed sales of new single-family houses in May 2010 collapsed to ...
Coldwell Banker Real Estate surveys the cost of buying homes in towns where colleges and universities are located, 120 of them this year. Apartments near campus in Coldwell Banker's size range cost an average of $121,885. Coldwell Banker's choice ...

Mortgage applications rise as refinancing demand jumps

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage applications rose for a second straight week, with demand for home refinancing loans rising to its highest level since early June, data from an industry group showed on Wednesday.Applications for loans to buy a home ...

Consumer Action

Here's one more way the housing bust has changed the rules of the real-estate world: In this market, first-time buyers are getting VIP treatment. Brokers and agents shunned first-time buyers because they needed too much hand-holding and, of course, because they ...