kenneth harney

Call them the frustrated wannabe sellers — eager to list their homes for sale this spring, but feeling locked out of their markets by...

If you’ve heard that some people might get a magic boost to their FICO credit scores in the 10-point range — without having to...

It was bound to happen: A home owner has filed suit against online realty giant Zillow, claiming the company’s controversial “Zestimate” tool repeatedly undervalued...

Higher mortgage rates for 2014? Count on it. Could this be the year to check out hybrid mortgages, which haven’t been popular lately? Maybe.

For one of the least productive congressional sessions in modern history, the final word about tax reform last week was entirely in character: Nothing’s...

It’s a key question for many homebuyers who have or plan to have young children: We want a house in an area with good...

It’s an issue that hasn’t gotten much attention, but should be a red alert for first-time buyers and others who supplement their incomes with...

With full-fledged sellers’ markets underway in dozens of metropolitan areas around the country, new research has found curious statistical patterns emerging: Even in cities...

Using your home as an ATM is no longer a financial option, but the tools that allowed owners to pull out massive amounts of...

Got a beef with your mortgage company or loan servicer? Lots of people do, and thousands of them have been turning to a Federal...

If you buy or own an energy efficient house, does this make you less likely to default on your mortgage? Is there a connection...

When it comes to energy efficiency and “green” features in homes, there’s a chasm-sized disconnect in the marketplace among consumers, real estate appraisers and...

Could rental houses owned and managed by deep-pocketed hedge funds and big investors be the post-bust steppingstones to homeownership for huge numbers of renters?...

Jeanette Ogle, a 92-year-old widow with a reverse mortgage on her house, got a huge birthday surprise last week: She did not lose her...

In the contentious debate over whether to reduce or eliminate the home mortgage-interest tax deduction — or leave it alone — one fact has...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has a birthday gift for 91-year-old widow Jeanette Ogle that should cause any senior to think...

If you’re one of the millions of homeowners and renters who work or run a business from the place you live, here’s some good...

Though many home shoppers who assume they are still in a buyer’s market find it hard to believe, one of the sobering fundamentals shaping...

In a marketplace where lenders are demanding record-high FICO credit scores — Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are averaging around 760 on approved mortgages...

Do you fit any of these descriptions: — You came through the housing bust and recession far more debt-averse than you were before. —...