Open Houses

Obie, right, and Pattie Sibug stand in their San Diego home, January 24, 2013. They would like to buy their San Diego townhouse, which they are renting for $1,750 a month. They are among those who may benefit from a proposed subprime mortgage program. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Housing advocates push for new type of subprime loan

Suzanne and Chuck Cruit relax in their kitchen, where they replaced the countertops with granite.

A spare and bright empty nest for one Media couple

Most parents don't think of being a twosome again until the house is devoid of offspring. Not Suzanne and Chuck Cruit of Media.

Rita and Thomas Alessio stand at the rear of their home in Cherry Hill´s Kingston section, where construction of the addition behind them was approved by the township in 2007. Cherry Hill says the addition makes their property into a two-family home, which is not permitted. Photo by Kevin Riordan

Mother-in-law suite trips up sellers of Cherry Hill home

Tom and Rita Alessio found out the hard way that adding a "mother-in-law suite" to one's home is a no-no in Cherry Hill.

John Duffy puts up a for-sale sign at one of his listings in Narberth. TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer

Limits to new rules on mortgages

Because I've covered the foreclosure crisis as long as I have, even a quick read of the latest proposed rules affecting mortgage servicing highlights all the abuses borrowers have mentioned over the last few years.

The Wissahickon-Woodward townhouse model comes together at the Hilltop at Falls Ridge in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. Modulars help to lower the cost per square foot for housing construction.

Modular homes shed cookie-cutter reputation

Factory-built homes might be shaking their low-end reputation, as climate-controlled home-building factories increasingly cater to high-end home buyers and investors with customized, amenity-filled homes.

Open Houses: February 2 & 3

Saturday, February 2 9 Hidden Lake Court, Mount Laurel, NJ - $489,989 - 4 bedrooms, 3 full, 2 half baths, 3,760 square feet. View Listing > 28 Ashtree...

9 Kirkbride Lane, 3rd from left with the tan exterior is for sale in Doylestown. (Charles Fox / Staff Photographer)

Home prices on the rise, but not ownership

The sharp increase in home prices — particularly in regional markets such as Phoenix and Las Vegas, which had been so decimated by the bust — is raising concern among some economists.

New federal rules have buyers wondering about mortgage lending

If you’re thinking of buying a home or refinancing, new federal rules governing mortgage lending in 2014 probably have you wondering: Will the new rules make getting a mortgage more difficult? Is there any reason to borrow before 2014?

Jannie L. Blackwell backed Carl R. Greene. (File Photo / Staff)

Does Blackwell's bill hurt city development?

While the city is trying to spur development, City Council last week made a major change to the 5-month-old zoning code that critics say could significantly slow building projects throughout the city.