Home sales grew in second quarter in 39 states
U.S. home sales grew in the second quarter in 39 states, another sign that the ailing housing market is finally coming to life.

Financial crisis cripples new affordable housing
For thousands of low-income renters nationwide — but especially in rural towns and small cities — the recession is hitting home in an unexpected way.

Real estate in NY’s Hamptons is rebounding

Few real estate markets got hit harder by the recession than the Hamptons, Long Island’s summer playground for the rich and famous.

Owners given last chance to save home

In an effort to ease the foreclosure crisis, programs give struggling homeowners a final chance to talk with lenders.

Frustration rising over mortgage relief

Nearly two years after the federal government moved to slow home foreclosures, a third major effort is turning into another painful disappointment. By John W Schoen.

Record number of Americans in mortgage woes
With the recession throwing thousands of people out of work daily, more than 13 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage have fallen behind on their payments or are in foreclosure.

Mortgage modifications moving at snail’s pace
The government’s $50 billion program to ease the mortgage crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners, and a list released Tuesday showed which lenders are laggards.

Mortgage modifications moving at snail’s pace
The government’s $50 billion program to ease the mortgage crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners, and a list released Tuesday showed which lenders are laggards.