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A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report....

Despite a flurry of recent changes to the program, the Congressional Oversight Panel, chaired by Harvard Prof. Elizabeth Warren, outlines a slew of criticisms in a new report to be released today.

Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week to a five-month high, according to Bankrate.com's new weekly national survey.

Apartment rents rose during the first quarter, ending five straight quarters of declines and signaling the worst may be over for the hard-hit sector.

Reaction to last week's employment report translates into stock market gains as service sector, real estate also report upbeat news.

Federal subsidies, low interest rates, falling home prices--find out how to get on board before these benefits run out.

A closely watched index shows home prices posted their first quarterly increase in three years, signaling the housing market has turned a corner.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes in July notched their fastest pace in nearly two years, an industry survey showed on Friday, the strongest sign yet that housing was pulling out of a three-year slump.

When his marriage collapsed alongside the real-estate market, Jon Pieja found himself trapped in a house with his ex...

A real estate agent said a resident of Boston's upscale Back Bay section plunked down $300,000 to own what is believed to be the priciest parking space in the city's history.