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• New-home sales hit a record low January 26, 2012
  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 January 26, 2012
  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 January 25, 2012
  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 January 25, 2012
  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? January 24, 2012
  President Obama is expected to once again offer ways to help the beleaguered housing market in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. […]
• Foreclosures: America's hardest hit neighborhoods January 23, 2012
  The housing collapse has dramatically changed the nation's foreclosure landscape. […]
• China's housing market is set for a hard landing January 22, 2012
  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 January 20, 2012
  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. […]
• 9 remodeling tips to make your home feel bigger January 20, 2012
  You don't have to be underwater on your mortgage to feel trapped in your home. […]
• Home sales continue to improve January 20, 2012
  Home sales ended a difficult year on a high note, resulting in a gain in full-year sales volume. […]
• PETA asks Jamie Dimon for O.J.'s house January 20, 2012
  PETA wants O.J. Simpson's house. […]
• Cool and unusual homes for sale January 19, 2012
  From spinning UFOs in upstate New York to magical kingdoms in Arkansas, these homes offer a truly unusual living experience […]
• New home construction gathers momentum January 19, 2012
  New home construction slowed slightly in December after a strong November showing, but was still much more active than a year earlier. […]
• Mortgage applications surge amid record-low rates January 18, 2012
  Mortgage loan applications surged 23% last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, as record-low interest rates convinced many homeowners it was time to refinance into lower-cost loans. […]
• Has Obama's housing policy failed? January 18, 2012
  The president's efforts to revive the housing market have largely failed. But is that entirely Obama's fault? […]
• O.J. Simpson faces foreclosure on Florida home January 18, 2012
  As if being in prison wasn't bad enough. O.J. Simpson's life has taken another sour turn: He's now facing foreclosure on his Kendall, Fla. home. […]
• Foreclosure nightmares January 18, 2012
  With more than 200,000 households receiving foreclosure notices each month, there are bound to be a few mistakes. But for some unlucky homeowners, these blunders carry some serious consequences. […]
• Housing: The one bailout America could really use January 17, 2012
  Laurie Goodman is an apolitical number cruncher who has spent most of her 28-year career out of the public view, studying the minutiae of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for big investment banks. She's long been a star among Wall Street insiders, however. She holds the record for the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Ins […]
• GOP cribs: Where the candidates live January 13, 2012
  It may not be 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but the presidential candidates reside in some pretty nice digs. Here's a look at where they live -- at least, for now. […]