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01/05/2009 08:28 AM

Buying their dream home

From California to D.C., falling home prices and cheaper mortgage rates helped these families to become homeowners.

01/05/2009 10:57 AM

Refinancing for less

Question: I'm refinancing my mortgage, and my lender tells me that I need to get a new title insurance policy, which will cost more than a thousand dollars. We haven't made any changes to our home, and there aren't any outstanding liens on the property. Is there any way around this fee?

01/05/2009 10:30 AM

Confessions of a former real estate bull

Q. Were you wrong to be so bullish?

12/31/2008 01:09 PM

Mortgage rates hit fresh 37-year low

Rates on mortgage loans are the lowest in the 37-year history of the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, according to a weekly report released Wednesday.

01/02/2009 10:05 AM

Mortgage apps still at 5-year peak

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12/30/2008 02:06 PM

Home prices post record 18% drop

Home prices posted another record decline in October, falling 18% in October compared with a year earlier, according to a closely watched monthly report released Tuesday.

05/19/2008 12:23 PM

Where home prices are headed next

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.

12/26/2008 11:47 AM

When good appliances go bad

The hot water goes cold, the air conditioner goes hot or maybe the washing machine's spin cycle is starting to sound like a Harley-Davidson rally. Alas, your warranty on the appliance in question expired long ago. Suddenly you're faced with a tough, potentially pricey decision: fix the broken item or replace it? Repair would cost less in the short term, but you'd hate to invest in something that could spring another problem soon. These guidelines will help you decide.

12/26/2008 08:09 AM

Refi madness

Low interest rates are fueling a mortgage refinance frenzy as homeowners rush to lower their payments.

12/23/2008 03:39 PM

When mortgage rescues go bad

That lenders are ramping up their attempts to help troubled home borrowers stay in their homes is the good news.

12/23/2008 03:09 PM

Home sales, prices in deep plunge

The number of existing homes sold during November plummeted 8.6% as prices plunged by record amounts, according to a closely watched housing industry report issued Tuesday.

12/22/2008 09:51 AM

10 worst housing markets for 2009

The housing market hasn't bottomed out yet. Of the top 100 markets, here are 10 with the worst forecasts.

11/20/2008 05:11 PM

Mortgage rescue or rip off?

If mortgage lending was the Wild West during the boom years, foreclosure-prevention counseling is the lucrative new frontier of the bust.

12/22/2008 02:14 PM

Hope Now ramps up foreclosure-prevention

Some 2.2 million at-risk homeowners will receive foreclosure-prevention help this year, according to an industry report issued Monday, with the number expected to rise to more than 3 million in 2009.

12/16/2008 04:01 PM

Housing permits, starts at lowest

Housing permits and starts fell to record lows in November, the government said Tuesday, in the latest sign that the housing market is continuing its decline.

12/18/2008 11:27 AM

Mortgage rates fall to 37-year low

Mortgage rates fell this week, with the 30-year fixed mortgage sinking to its lowest rate in 37 years as the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to historic lows.

12/16/2008 12:28 PM

U.S. homes lose $2 trillion in value

American homeowners will collectively lose more than $2 trillion in home value by the end of 2008, according to a report released Monday.

12/17/2008 09:35 AM

Hovnanian reports $450M quarterly loss

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12/15/2008 03:55 PM

Fannie Mae gives renters a break

Fannie Mae, the battered mortgage giant, has agreed to act as an interim landlord for thousands of tenants living in foreclosed homes around the country.

12/15/2008 03:11 PM

Builder confidence at historic lows

Homebuilders' confidence remained at an all-time low in December as worsening economic conditions weighed on the housing market, a trade group said Monday.