Luke Mullins

Articles by Mullins, Luke

Forget the Mortgage, I'm Paying My Credit Card Bill

February 8, 2010

More American consumers are choosing to pay their credit card bill instead of their home loan.

Money - Personal Finance

Home Sales Stable After Tax-Credit 'Hangover'

February 2, 2010

Pending home sales in December held their ground after a big drop the previous month.

Money - Personal Finance

The Future of Housing Demand: 4 Key Demographic Trends

February 1, 2010

The age of the suburb is over, and America’s great reurbanization lies ahead, expert says.

Money - Personal Finance

The 5 Best—and 5 Worst—Home Improvement Projects for Your Money

January 27, 2010

Which jobs put you in position to recoup most of your investment at resale—and which don’t.

Money - Personal Finance

Five Best -- and Worst -- Home Remodeling Projects

January 27, 2010

Money - Personal Finance

Home Prices Stabilize Further, But More Drops May Be in Store

January 26, 2010

While real estate values held firm in November, price declines probably aren’t over.

Money

Home Sales Tank: What it Means for You

January 25, 2010

The housing market gave back a chunk of its tax-credit induced gains in December.

Money - Personal Finance

New FHA Requirements: Party On!

January 20, 2010

The agency’s changes ensure that most Americans can still get mortgages with just 3.5 percent down.

Money - Personal Finance

Strategic Defaults and the Foreclosure Crisis

January 19, 2010

Why are people walking away from their homes even though they can afford the mortgage payments?

Money - Personal Finance

10 Cheap Ways to Boost Your Home’s Sales Price by Spring

January 12, 2010

How to get the most for your property when the selling season gets underway.

Money - Personal Finance

10 Cheap Ways to Boost Your Home's Sales Price by Spring

January 12, 2010

Money - Personal Finance

Housing Market Gets Tax Credit Payback

January 5, 2010

After surging the previous month, pending home sales plunged in November.

Money - The Home Front

10 Things to Know About Real Estate in 2010

December 21, 2009

Prices bottom, mortgage rates increase, and foreclosures move upstream.

Money

10 Things to Know About Real Estate in 2010

December 21, 2009

Money - Personal Finance

Obama Housing Rescue: Hardly Any Permanent Fixes

December 11, 2009

While more borrowers receive trial modifications, only a precious few get permanent solutions.

Money - The Home Front

Housing Wealth Declines Stabilize—for Now

December 10, 2009

New data show that the housing market won't lose nearly as much value in 2009 as it did last year.

Money - Personal Finance

Obama Housing Rescue Whiffs on 'Underwater' Headaches

December 8, 2009

Plan to keep struggling borrowers in their homes overlooks a key issue, Wharton professor says.

Money - The Home Front

Home Buyer Discounts Keep Shrinking

December 4, 2009

As the real estate crash shows signs of easing, buyers can't land the big discounts they once could.

Money - The Home Front

3 Mortgages Get Worse For Each 1 that Improves

December 3, 2009

New data from Lender Processing Services indicates that the foreclosure crisis is far from over.

Money - The Home Front

Getting a Mortgage in 2010: 10 Things to Know

December 3, 2009

Although requirements may tighten and costs could rise, borrowers can land an attractive rate next year

Money - Personal Finance

10 Things to Know About Getting a Mortgage in 2010

December 3, 2009

Money - Personal Finance

What the FHA's New Criteria Mean for Housing

December 2, 2009

Responding to criticism, this crucial cog in the housing recovery is beefing up its lending standards.

Money - The Home Front

Home Prices: The Next Leg Down

November 24, 2009

Although property values improved a bit in September, they may have an additional 10 percent to fall.

Money - The Home Front

Home Sales Poised to Dip After Tax-Credit Rush

November 23, 2009

October home sales jumped, but we could be in for a setback in the coming months.

Money - The Home Front

Why Foreclosures Rise Even as the Economy Expands

November 19, 2009

The Mortgage Bankers Association says that home loan delinquencies have set a new record.

Money - The Home Front

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