Real Estate: Real Estate Industry
Real Estate: Last of the red-hot markets
When Elisabeth and Tom Merrill decided to sell their home in Wenatchee, Wash. (pop. 107,000), they braced themselves for a longslog. Read more…
Foreclosure impact: Next stop, tax drop
Foreclosures have devastated whole neighborhoods in Cleveland and other cities, but the real impact on the finances of cities is still to come. Read more…
Freddie Mac sets $25 price for stock sale
Big mortgage finance company Freddie Mac on Thursday set a price of $25 a share for the $6 billion in special stock it is selling to help shore up its finances amid strong investor demand for the stock. Read more…
October foreclosure filings surge
Foreclosure filings have nearly doubled from a year ago and more people could lose their homes in 2008, according to a report released Thursday. Read more…
Protesters demand help from Countrywide
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MBA: Mortgage applications tumble
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Home prices take steeper downturn
Home prices have fallen steadily since July 2006, but plunged even more steeply in the third quarter, according to a report released Tuesday by S&P Case/Shiller. Read more…
Foreclosures: Mayors see major hit to economy
The mortgage meltdown will take a heavy toll on home prices in 2008 with declines expected to average 7 percent across the nation and lost property value of $1.2 trillion, according to the United States Conference of Mayors. Read more…
Foreclosure rescue: Saving a home
When Darlene Stutzman visited the offices of the East Side Organizing Project, a community advocacy group in Cleveland, she didn't know if she'd be able to keep her home. Read more…
Home prices continue to fall
Housing price drops, driven by soaring foreclosure rates, accelerated during the three months ended September 30, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Read more…
