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Is a Mortgage Modification Easier to Get Now?

Is there a new program that lets homeowners get a loan modification from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without all that paperwork, or is just a wacky Internet rumor?

FHA Could Need $943 Million Bailout

The Federal Housing Administration helped stabilize the market after the real estate bubble burst. Now the bill for taxpayers might be coming due.

South Florida Income Lags Behind Home Prices: Zillow

New data from Zillow raise a troubling trend that has been masked by low interest rates just as South Florida's housing market is picking up speed.

Ohio's Mortgage Problems Improve With Economy

Ohio's improved economic conditions and tighter underwriting standards are leading to fewer problem loans, another signal of the state's housing market recovery, Federal Reserve researchers said.

Housing Prices Show Best Gain in 7 Years

Rising home prices continue to draw the real estate market into steady recovery as the spring buying season approaches, according to real estate data firm CoreLogic.

Florida, Memphis Top Markets for Home-rental Investing

Seven of Florida's foreclosure-filled housing markets are among the nation's Top 20 metro areas for single-family rental investments, according to a report.

BofA Finds More Merit in Mortgage Complaints

Bank of America has found merit in its customers' mortgage-related complaints at a higher rate than its peers, data released Thursday by a federal regulator shows.

Snapping Up Homes on Dubious Deeds

Scavenging the remnants of South Florida's housing crisis, a partnership called Presscott Rosche appeared to gobble up almost three dozen foreclosed homes in Miami-Dade County last year.

New Home Sales in February Beat Estimates

February sales of new single-family homes reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 411,000, according to estimates released today by the Census Bureau and HUD.

Home Prices on the Rise: Case-Shiller

U.S. home prices rose in the 12 months ending in January 2013, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices report released today.

Sandy Knocks NJ Home Values Down by $45,000

New Jersey homes damaged by superstorm Sandy lost an average of nearly $45,000 of value, wiping away nearly $1 billion of property wealth and raising the prospect that the burden for shouldering local tax levies may be shifted to residents whose homes weren't directly damaged.

Credit Score Need a Tweak? Here's How

A credit score is either a blessing or a curse cast down upon you by a soulless computer. So let's look at ways to goose it higher.

4 Myths That Can Hurt Underwater Homeowners

Home values are going up, and many struggling homeowners are gaining equity in their property. But nearly 14 million U.S. homeowners remain underwater -- with mortgages worth more than their homes.

Real Estate Apps Help You Find, Buy a Home

Here's a list of some of the more popular house-hunting apps, along with their pros and cons.

Banks Still Gumming Up Fla. Foreclosure Cases

Banks are the biggest barriers to speeding the foreclosure process in Florida because they let cases linger in the courts and continue to present flawed documents, the state courts administrator told a Senate subcommittee this week.