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Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan
03/08/2010 - Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs.

Rush Limbaugh wants $14 million for his NYC penthouse
03/03/2010 - Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million.

America's most overvalued cities
01/27/2010 - Don't say we didn't warn you.

A plan to save commercial real estate
03/05/2010 - 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.

Nab a real estate deal - while you still can
03/03/2010 - 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.

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?
03/05/2009 - 

Cashing in on the condo bust
02/25/2010 - Great bargains abound, but you have to shop carefully.

Existing home sales drop
02/26/2010 - Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday.

Duck! Watch out for falling home prices
02/25/2010 - 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
02/24/2010 - Sales of new homes plunged in January to the lowest level on record, government figures showed Wednesday.

Fannie to U.S.: We need another $15.3 billion
02/26/2010 - 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.

Mortgage servicers offer aid plan for jobless
02/25/2010 - The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a forbearance program Wednesday aimed at helping the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months.

Nearly 25% of all mortgages are underwater
02/24/2010 - 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%
02/23/2010 - 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!
02/22/2010 - 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.

 

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