Home mortgage rates and real estate news - CNNMoney.com

1. New York condo sells for a record $90M
   An unnamed buyer paid more than $90 million for a Midtown Manhattan penthouse, the highest price ever paid for a New York apartment, according to the building's developer.
2. 'I have an airplane hangar in my front yard'
   Like so many Americans across the nation, Julie Clark commutes to work. But she doesn't drive, walk or even take a bus or train. Instead, she flies a plane.
3. The Facebook effect on San Francisco real estate
   The Basis Point is a popular mortgage and housing blog that tracks consumer critical issues and data. It is edited by Julian Hebron, a retail mortgage lender who runs the San Francisco branches of RPM Mortgage.
4. Home buying at most affordable level in decades
   Buying a home has reached its most affordable level in more than two decades.
5. Mortgage rates hit record low again
   Buying a home just got even cheaper as interest rates on both 30-year and 15-year-fixed-rate mortgages set record lows for the third week in a row.