The week’s best real estate stories: The Return of the 10 Percent Down Payment | Zillow Blog Before the credit crisis of the mid-2000s, getting a home loan was simple. Your down payment was small — if you even had to make one. To qualify, all you had to do was “state” your income and […]

The week’s best real estate stories: Here is why it is not another housing bubble Real estate prices declined so much after the market bust that it will take a 60% price jump to reach bubble-era levels. First Of Its Kind, Consumer-facing MLS Website Launched We are going to be hearing more and more about […]

The week’s best real estate stories: More transparency and debate would only strengthen NAR | Inman News Social media has changed everything — even the National Association of Realtors. And there isn’t any way for NAR to take it back. Highlights from NAR’s 2013 Member Profile | realtor.org Want to know about the typical Realtor? […]