Homeowners can profit from real estate remodeling

Bathroom remodeling projects can pay off for homeowners, according to a report by the National Association of Realtors.

Many homeowners who complete midrange bathroom remodels can expect to make money  more...

Real estate loan applications down

Overall mortgage applications dropped 4.0 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the week before, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey.

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Real estate rental site expands coverage

RentSlicer.com, a Web tool that offers rental property statistics, announced today that it has launched a version of its service for the San Francisco Bay Area.  more...

Four indicted in alleged Chicago mortgage fraud scheme

Four Illinois individuals have been indicted by an Illinois grand jury in connection with an alleged $774,000 Chicago mortgage fraud scheme said to have operated in 1999 and 2000.

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Despite holidays, whole 'lotta' real estate shakin' goin' on

Wreaths and wine baskets for clients, strategic planning, new offices, real estate deals and a whole "lotta" 1031s are what a group of agents surveyed by Inman News have going on this time of year.

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DocuSign CEO on front lines of paperless real estate process

Court Lorenzini has a broad understanding of the challenges facing the real estate industry as it evolves to a paperless process.

As CEO and co-founder of DocuSign, an on-demand document signing service, Lorenzini has been on the front lines of the paperless transaction progression.

DocuSign has deep roots in the real estate and mortgage industries and is an accepted standard electronic signature for many of the industry's transaction management systems.  more...

Wall St. vs. Main St.: Real estate forecast

The real estate market is gliding toward a soft landing in 2006, according to a Wall Street economist and a real estate economist who discussed the issue in a national teleconference Tuesday.

What was billed as a debate between Wall Street and Main Street sounded more like a duet by the time David Seiders, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, and James Glassman, senior economist for JP Morgan Chase, ended the NAHB-sponsored teleconference.

"I do foresee weakening of the housing sector, but this should be a simmering-down process toward a more realist  more...