Barbara Corcoran: Homes you can buy for $450K
Each week, TODAY’s Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what homebuyers can get for their money. This week’s search goes from Hartford, Conn., to Reno, Nev., in search of truly unique properties you can get the keys to for $450,000 or less.

U.S. has spent tiny fraction of loan-mod funds
The Obama administration has spent only about $600 million of the $50 billion allocated last year for its flagship foreclosure prevention program.

Lenders face mounting mortgage claims
Mortgage lenders foreclosing on record numbers of homeowners now face a potentially more formidable adversary: investors who bought bonds backed by bad loans. By John W. Schoen.

Housing starts drop to lowest since 2009
Construction of new homes fell sharply in October, fresh evidence that the housing industry remains under duress.

Mortgage meltdown claims hidden victims

Fewer foreclosures now bad for business

Troubled homeowners have cheered the news that some banks are slowing the foreclosure process to review documents. Then there are places like Lee County, Fla., where not everyone is applauding.

Homebuilders are feeling a little less gloomy
Homebuilders battered by the worst summer for home sales in a decade are already looking ahead to spring, saying they feel somewhat more optimistic about the prospect for an uptick in sales.

Mortgage applications tumble as rates rise
Applications for mortgages to buy homes and to refinance dropped last week as mortgage rates pulled away from historic lows.