Cendant board approves spin-off of Realogy, Wyndham units
Purchases 12-office Fonville Morisey Realty, and lending and title units
WaMu outsourcing residential appraisals
30-year fixed rate at 6.33%; 10-year Treasury yield at 5.07%
D.R. Horton cites slowing market conditions
451 new franchises sold worldwide in first half of 2006
Opinion
Guest perspective: National organization vs. collaborative transaction portal
Real estate board settles charges with no admission of wrongdoing
Seller's market boosts sales, prices
Global unrest impacts yields on Treasury bonds
Home equity loans see growth in June
Aims to provide housing for more than 11,000 families
30-year fixed rate at 6.35%; 10-year Treasury yield at 5.1%
Record inventory slows sales, price growth
Price appreciation and housing starts expected to drop
But dollar amount of extracted equity expected to decline