Down payments just got bigger
Buyers in so-called risky areas will need to pony up more cash at purchase time. WASHINGTON -- Critics call it the new redlining: Many of the country's largest mortgage lenders are imposing restrictions on entire counties or ZIP Codes that they rank as risky or declining. feeds.latimes.com
More Down to Earth in the High Country
Edwards attracts active baby boomers who want recreation coupled with upscale comforts, at housing prices slightly less staggering than those in neighboring Beaver Creek and Vail. nytimes.com
Big Deal: Real Estate as Art
After moving into the Museum Tower, Domenico Vacca and his wife, Julie, discovered that a designer’s work is never done. nytimes.com
Property Values: What You Get for ... $700,000
An 1820 Colonial in Freeport, Me.; a 2,901-square-foot contemporary in Austin, Tex.; and a four-bedroom apartment in San Francisco. nytimes.com