Hope Now has helped more than 2 million at-risk borrowers stay in their homes during the past 13 months, according to numbers released by the coalition on Wednesday.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:50:08 EDT

The housing rescue package that Congress scrambled to pass in July was aimed primarily at stemming foreclosures and shoring up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But it also contains provisions that make reverse mortgages a better deal for older homeowners who want to turn their equity into cash.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:01:44 EDT

Back in February, Congress passed into law a quick fix for the housing market. Unfortunately, it hasn't done much good.

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:44:31 EDT

National U.S. home prices fell a record 15.4% in the second quarter compared with last year, according to a report out Tuesday.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:55:33 EDT

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Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:34:35 EDT

Single-family home prices dropped 7.7% in the first quarter in the largest year-over-year decline since the National Association of Realtors began reporting prices in 1982.

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:09:28 EDT

The housing implosion is nowhere near over. In 75 of the 100 top U.S. cities, prices are expected to fall in the next 12 months according to Fiserv Lending Solutions.

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:23:37 EDT

With the housing market in turmoil and lending standards tougher than ever, you'd think that the kind of unscrupulous activity that helped plunge the industry into crisis would be a thing of the past.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:03:44 EDT

The housing sector offered another mixed bag of news Tuesday, as new home sales rose slightly in July only after June sales were revised downward, according to a key government report.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:11:16 EDT

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Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:59:45 EDT

Sales of existing homes rose more than expected in July, but prices continued to fall and inventory increased. That's according to the latest reading on the battered housing market by an industry trade group released Monday.

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:34:45 EDT

Mold, maggots and piles of festering trash - no wonder home prices are in freefall.

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:54:17 EDT

Spend 27 years in Congress and you're bound to encounter more than one financial train wreck. But as Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., sees it, the meltdown in the U.S. housing market poses as much of a threat to the nation's economic well-being as anything he's encountered during his time on Capitol Hill.

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:13:13 EDT

The FDIC, six weeks after taking over mortgage lender IndyMac Bank, said Wednesday that it will start systematically modifying some of the bank's most troubled loans to keep borrowers in their homes.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:05:00 EDT

Some of the smartest green ideas are decidedly low-tech. Fact is, the sustainable homes of the future look a lot like those of the past.

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:33:06 EDT

Shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged and then rebounded in early trading on Thursday after new reports that the federal government may have to take over the troubled firms.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:10:21 EDT

Housing building fell sharply in July to a 17-year low, a government report issued Tuesday showed.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:33:50 EDT

Home prices continue to tumble across the country, making homes more affordable in most U.S. cities, according to a new report released Tuesday.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:46:00 EDT

Washington policy makers and housing industry insiders hope a new tax credit for first-time home buyers will get the moribund housing market moving again.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:18:00 EDT

Rates on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell from last week, even as the housing market showed more signs of weakness.

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:08:10 EDT