New rules making tax-credit closing deadlines tough to meet For thousands of home buyers who scrambled to meet the April 30 federal tax-credit deadline for completed contracts, a new challenge is looming: Can they nail down their mortgage financing and get to closing before the program terminates? Steve Rhodes Read more on Washington Post

Change in mortgage rules may turn off investors New mortgage rules coming into effect on Monday will have a limited impact on first-time homebuyers, but it will hurt those looking to buy properties to flip for a profit or generate revenue. All of the changes that will occur on April 19, as part of the [...]