Seattle real estate agent Sarina McDonald aka " Ravenna Black " stars in this week's episode of the ABC reality show "Wife Swap". The show takes two women -- whose families have vastly different values -- and asks them to switch places for two weeks. Each episode documents the drama th ... Read more

"ECONOMIC CIALIS: What I call the economic stimulus plan because it will last 36 hours, and then it will wear off" - Dan Fitzpatrick, contributor TheStreet.com & RealMoney.com; Founder StockMarketMentor.com Ehh, I got a kick out of it! ... Read more

Living with an environmentalist is not the easiest thing for me. Some days I feel like I'm graded on my ability to distinguish what is recyclable and what's not. So it's a huge surprise to both of us that I'm writing this post. What's always been missing besides common sense for me was a simp ... Read more

Retired seller moving abroad not looking to make big profit Benny L. Kass Inman News DEAR BENNY: I recently retired and am planning to move out of the country. I own a single-family house in a desirable area. I owe only about $70,000 on my current mortgage. The value of the house befor ... Read more

3 1/2 months 'til Marathon day. If I run, I'll need to raise $5,000. Thoughts? ... Read more

" This would be absolutely, phenomenally excellent news for home buyers and sellers because it will help so many more people to qualify for loans that they can afford," said Lori Staehling, president of the San Diego Association of Realtors. * * * " Because the proposed change would ... Read more

The following information is from the local MLS database, as of January 26, 2008, compared to (January 19, 2008) (and January 27, 2007 - where available). Total of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,021 (1,995) (2,010) Average of days on market: 151 (155) (147) Number of condos sold ( ... Read more

A: Funny, doesn't it just seem like 2008, the year of the ARM reset, the year that started with a 10% correction in equity markets hasn't heard much about rising defaults from homeowners recently? It seems like it just went away and global stock selloffs & bond insurer bailout plans took cente ... Read more

Commentary: Rates eyed as Fed cut, stimulus package unveiled Lou Barnes Inman News Wow. The basics: mortgages were at 5.75 percent last week, Monday a holiday, Tuesday markets stunned by the Fed's 0.75 percent cut; mortgages early Wednesday morning fell to 5.375 percent(!), wholesale ra ... Read more

Thankfully, a recent NYTimes article, Feeling Misled on Home Price, Buyers Sue Agent and an interview hours ago on Today on MSNBC , are beginning to shed light on deceptive real estate practices.  However, the article doesn't expose widespread conflicts of interest that contributed t ... Read more