Top 10 turnaround towns

Florida's cities were some of the hardest hit by the housing bust, but now they are leading the charge back. Of Realtor.com's top 10 turnaround towns, eight are in the Sunshine State.

Home prices post steep decline

Home prices posted a steep, month-over-month drop in November, falling 1.3%, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city report. Prices fell in 19 of the 20 cities the index covers.

Survey Reveals Nation’s Leading Real Estate Firms: RISMedia Annual Power Broker Survey Launches Today

Despite a challenging real estate market, the industry’s leading residential brokerage firms continue to demonstrate resiliency and growth, and will prove this by participating in RISMedia’s 24th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey. As the industry’s preeminent report ranking the …

Obama expands foreclosure prevention program

The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.

The housing recovery that wasn’t

FORTUNE -- Over the past few months, a spate of good news about the U.S. housing market has led some to think a recovery is finally on the horizon.

New-home sales hit a record low

Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.

Foreclosures made up 20% of home sales in 3Q

Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

Romney’s real estate deals

Out of all of the presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney owns the most real estate -- even after unloading a couple of sizable properties.

Mortgage crimes are focus of new task force

A new special task force to investigate and prosecute those responsible for bad mortgages during the housing boom will be part of President Obama's 2012 agenda.

Has Obama’s housing policy failed?

President Obama is expected to once again offer ways to help the beleaguered housing market in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

Obeo’s New SEO Optimization Drives Traffic Back to the Broker

Obeo, a leading provider of online real estate virtual tours and real estate in North America, announced a new search engine optimization (SEO) feature to help brokers and agents win the battle for their listings.

Studies show that 96 percent …

New England 2012 Housing Market Outlook & Forecast

Regional Spotlight—RE/MAX of New England recently released their 2012 Housing Market Outlook & Forecast.

According to the study, Connecticut experienced the largest declines in 2011, as single-family home transactions slid -8.4 percent and average price dipped -1.8 percent, compared to …

Foreclosures: America’s hardest hit neighborhoods

The housing collapse has dramatically changed the nation’s foreclosure landscape.

China’s housing market is set for a hard landing

The numbers are grim: China’s property bubble is heading for a spectacular burst, and its effect on the country’s economy will be widespread.

Steal this house! 7 foreclosure deals

A three-bedroom home for $15,000? These foreclosed homes may be in some of the U.S.’s hardest hit neighborhoods, but the deals may be too good for some buyers to pass up.

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