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Mortgage help: 170,000 get aid

Mar 12, 2010 11:12am

More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program....

The three-figure kitchen makeover

Mar 12, 2010 2:57am

Living with an undersize, outdated kitchen? If so, a sledgehammer may feel like the only solution. But these days you're probably not up for spending the $50,000 or more -- maybe much more -- it would cost to demolish the space and build a new state-of-the-art room from scratch....

Foreclosures leveling off

Mar 11, 2010 9:04am

The national foreclosure rate fell 2% in February from a month earlier, according to an industry report released Thursday, the latest sign that the pace of foreclosures is slowing....

Green homes face a red light

Mar 10, 2010 1:38am

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding....

Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan

Mar 8, 2010 1:37pm

Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs....

A plan to save commercial real estate

Mar 5, 2010 12:50pm

Economists have long been predicting commercial real estate could be the next day of reckoning for the financial markets, with a wave of defaults looming as billions of dollars in troubled loans come due in the coming months....

Rush Limbaugh wants $14 million for his NYC penthouse

Mar 3, 2010 11:27am

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million....

Nab a real estate deal - while you still can

Mar 3, 2010 3:46am

If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move....

Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion

Feb 26, 2010 3:36pm

Battered by the housing crisis, mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said Friday that it needs another $15.3 billion in bailout money from the federal government....

Existing home sales drop

Feb 26, 2010 8:41am

Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday....

Cashing in on the condo bust

Feb 25, 2010 2:30pm

Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully....

Mortgage servicers offer aid plan for jobless

Feb 25, 2010 2:16pm

The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a forbearance program Wednesday aimed at helping the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months....

Duck! Watch out for falling home prices

Feb 25, 2010 7:09am

Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year....

New home sales fall to a record low

Feb 24, 2010 9:41am

Sales of new homes plunged in January to the lowest level on record, government figures showed Wednesday....

Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater

Feb 24, 2010 5:14am

More bad news on the housing bust front: Nearly 25% of all mortgage borrowers were underwater, meaning they more on their loans than their homes are worth....

Home prices fall another 2.5%

Feb 23, 2010 9:59am

Home prices fell just 2.5% during the last three month of 2009 compared with the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a closely watched gauge of home price movement. That was a big improvement over the past three years....

The boy who cried housing recovery!

Feb 22, 2010 9:45am

Lowe's reported a better-than-expected profit for the fourth quarter on Monday, and the nation's second-largest home-improvement retailer indicated that 2010 would be a better year for the housing market....

$1.5 billion in housing help coming to 5 states

Feb 19, 2010 3:26pm

Under pressure to do more for troubled homeowners, President Obama is expected to announce on Friday a $1.5 billion program to help borrowers in the five states hit hardest by the housing crisis....

Late FHA loans spike 62%

Feb 19, 2010 1:50pm

The recent spike in the number of delinquent Federal Housing Administration-insured loans has some people worried that taxpayers will eventually have to bail the agency out....