Sep 22
Banks have stopped lending, prompting developers to shelve projects and abandon plans to list properties.
Sep 22
Manhattan real estate is often perceived as invincible, but even in Gotham, reality bites eventually. Three big problems are likely to hit in 2009.
Sep 15
Our reporter goes home-buying in New Jersey, figuring he'd be able to drive a hard bargain in market full of discounts. He soon found out that wasn't necessarily so.
Sep 13
Henry Ford's Detroit neighborhood has survived riots, white flight and auto industry woes, but may fall victim to foreclosures.
Sep 12
Decisive action was taken in the bailout of Fannie and Freddie, but the housing market is still in trouble.
Sep 12
The number of homes listed for sale declined in many metropolitan markets last month.
Sep 11
We opted to call for professional help to clean the windows, and we turned our sights to a handful of national franchises.
Sep 8
The takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac raises questions about another set of institutions: the 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks.
Sep 8
London homes remain so expensive that the government's housing stimulus plan falls short, economists and real-estate agents said.
Sep 8
Boosted by a stronger currency and rising house values at home, Canadians are now the biggest foreign buyers of U.S. homes.
Sep 8
The rate of U.S. home mortgages overdue or in foreclosure surged again in the second quarter, a survey found.
Sep 8
Lehman is nearing a plan that will allow it to offload billions of dollars in real-estate loans from its books.
Sep 8
California lawmakers passed a bill aimed at cutting carbon-dioxide emissions by requiring cities and counties to prevent urban sprawl and improve public transportation.
Sep 8
Britain's Brown unveiled the first in a series of measures to prop up the housing market and boost his approval ratings.
Sep 8
Thanks to a strong currency and stable economy, Canadians are snapping up American homes. But with so many houses on the market, it takes some effort to attract their attention. June Fletcher offers some tips.
Sep 4
If you're a true cheapskate, stay put. Moving is expensive and wasteful. Neal Templin's family would have come out ahead financially by staying put instead of moving to another city.
Sep 2
Nancy Keates discovers that the human desire to re-think decisions inevitably leads to changes in homebuilding plans. Those changes often mean big cost overruns – but sometimes, they can also translate to big savings.
Aug 29
Spanish home sales and new mortgage approvals fell sharply again in June. The data spell bad news for banks.
Aug 29
The rapid increase in the number of wealthy Indians will have a "potentially huge" impact on the U.K.'s residential property market, according to a new report.
Aug 27
There's no guarantee that the housing market will turn around soon—but some builders are offering discounts that make it worth jumping now. June Fletcher offers tips on how to negotiate for a great deal.
Aug 26
Chinese regulators will give the nation's insurers greater leeway to invest in real estate, a move that could help these big investors diversify their holdings and could open a new source of capital for the weakened domestic property market.
Aug 25
The U.S. Treasury will likely be forced to inject funds into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, some top economists think, but they're not sure whether it will be enough to bolster the sagging economy.
Aug 22
Obama hammered at McCain's personal wealth after his GOP rival said he wasn't sure how many houses he owns. The attack is the latest sign the Democrat is adopting attack politics to define his opponent.
Aug 22
The publisher of Home said it is pulling the plug on the struggling magazine. The downturn in the real-estate market has cast doubt on reader and advertiser appetite for "shelter" publications that tell people how to spruce up their homes.
Aug 22
Despite the woes rocking mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, bond-fund company Pacific Investment Management continues to favor agency mortgage-backed securities over government debt.
Aug 22
Freddie Mac executives are talking to private-equity firms and other investors about the possibility of buying new common or preferred shares.
Aug 20
The specter of job losses is beginning to take a toll on apartment buildings as would-be renters are doubling up in apartments or moving in with friends and families.
Aug 20
Donald Trump is negotiating a deal that would allow Ed McMahon to avert foreclosure and remain in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home.
Aug 19
Alliance & Leicester, a British bank, sold about $745.7 million of high-quality bonds backed by home loans this week in a rare sign of life in the market for mortgage securities.
Aug 19
Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged amid concerns that the providers of funding for U.S. home mortgages won't be able to avoid a government bailout.

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