Ken Harney
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Doomsday predictions over tax cuts have not come trueJun 15, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - What if Congress passed a massive tax bill with scary cutbacks in deductions for homeowners - prompting dire predictions of mass property-value declines - b...
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Homebuyers can reap bargains thanks to growing lender competitionJun 08, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could lenders' pain be your gain if you're shopping for a home mortgage? Maybe. Though it hasn't been in the headlines, mortgage companies are having a chal...
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Fannie, Freddie want to make mortgages easier for gig-economy workersJun 01, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The two biggest sources of home-mortgage money in the country - investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - are quietly working on ways to make qualifying for a ...
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Racial disparities significant in mortgage rejectionsMay 25, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - For millions of Americans hoping to buy or refinance a home, it's a crucial make-or-break question: Will the lender say yes to our mortgage application, tur...
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Chicago-area home sellers lose lawsuit over Zillow's ZestimatesMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - A federal-district court has dismissed a closely followed class-action lawsuit that charged Zillow - creator of the controversial Zestimate online home-valu...
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A growing gender gap that gets little notice: home buyingMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's the gender gap you don't hear so much about: Single women are buying homes and condos at what may be more than twice the rate of single males, and the ...
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Appraisal-free loans save millions for buyersMay 04, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - For homeowners and buyers, it's been an unexpected windfall: relief from having to pay for a traditional mortgage appraisal that usually costs between $400 ...
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'iBuyer' internet model expanding for quicker sale of homesApr 27, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's the oldest fix-and-flip pitch in American real estate: "We'll buy your home, guaranteed, no matter what its condition, and we'll pay you quick cash wit...
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Are lower tax rates linked to higher home appreciation?Apr 20, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Nobody likes getting tax bills, especially homeowners who are burdened with ever-escalating local property taxes. Last year, property taxes collected by loc...
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Equity-affluent Americans have options for tapping into fundsApr 13, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans are awash in record amounts of equity in their homes, posing the question for millions: So what do we do with it? Leave it for a rainy day or reti...