US home price gains slow in June

August 26, 2014 1:47 pm Leave a comment

a home for sales in Whittier, Calif. Standard & Poor's releases the S&P/Case-Shiller index of home prices for July on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

U.S. home prices increased at a slower pace in June — a cool down that could continue for several more months.

Alpine Valley Music Theatre for sale

August 26, 2014 9:02 am Leave a comment

The Wisconsin music venue tucked away in the rolling hills of Walworth County that has hosted such musical greats as the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam and the Grateful Dead is for sale.

Sales of new homes fall in July

August 25, 2014 12:42 pm Leave a comment

a new home for sale in the Winthrop subdivision in Riverview, Fla. The Commerce Department on new home sales in July on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Fewer Americans bought new homes in July, evidence that the housing sector is struggling to gain traction more than five years into the economic recovery.

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US existing home sales rise for 4th straight month

August 21, 2014 9:38 am Leave a comment

George Limperis, a realtor with Paragon Real Estate Group, walks through the kitchen of a property in the Noe Valley neighborhood in San Francisco. On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, the National Association of Realtors is scheduled to report on existing-home sales in July 2014. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Sales of existing U.S. homes rose for the fourth straight month in July to their highest level in nearly a year, the latest sign that the housing recovery is picking up after stumbling at the start of the year.

New Sheboygan museum owes $334K in unpaid mortgage

August 11, 2014 9:46 am Leave a comment

The Military Heritage Museum and Education Center is having financial difficulties and owes more than $334,000 to a bank.

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Milwaukee loan officer charged with 11 fraud counts

August 8, 2014 10:13 am Leave a comment

A former West Allis mortgage loan modification officer has been charged with 11 felony counts of fraud.

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Niagara Worldwide buys 3 vacant mills in Mass.

August 6, 2014 9:25 am Leave a comment

A Wisconsin-based development company has bought three vacant paper mills in western Massachusetts and is talking with local officials and others about how to use the properties.

Home price gains slow for 6th straight month

July 29, 2014 9:57 am Leave a comment

a mailman delivers mail to a house for sale in Quincy, Mass. Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller reports on U.S. home prices in May on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

U.S. home prices rose in May from a year earlier at the weakest pace in 15 months as sales remain modest in the spring buying season.

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More landlords join lawsuit against La Crosse

July 29, 2014 9:04 am Leave a comment

The number of landlords suing the city of La Crosse over a new ordinance has grown significantly.

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Low mortgage rates slowing down home sales

July 24, 2014 3:24 pm Leave a comment

Ryan Carson (right) cooks dinner with his wife, Jenny Roraback-Carson, (left) and their daughter Clara, 3, at their home in Seattle. The Carsons are one of many would-be home sellers across the country whose mortgage rates are so low, it doesn't make financial sense to sell their homes, even if they need more space, a trend which limits the supply of homes and can contribute to slower home sales. (AP photo by Ted S. Warren)

Would-be home sellers across the country are grappling with a once-in-a-lifetime problem: They have mortgage rates so absurdly low it would hurt them financially to sell.

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