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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34:26 EST 10 http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/real_estate/?section=money_realestate http://i.cnn.net/money/images/cnnmoney_logo_144x30.gif 144 30 From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/95wZWdUBSSo/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/22/real_estate/home_sales/index.htm?section=money_realestate Home prices fell to their lowest point in more than a decade in January, but that helped to lift the pace of home sales, according to a report from an industry trade group.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/95wZWdUBSSo" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:34:04 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/22/real_estate/home_sales/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/CiEMEJUZOBk/index.html http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2012/real_estate/1202/gallery.multi-million-foreclosures/index.html?section=money_realestate Even these mega-mansions in some of America's wealthiest neighborhoods are not immune to the housing crisis.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/CiEMEJUZOBk" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:32:06 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/galleries/2012/real_estate/1202/gallery.multi-million-foreclosures/index.html?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/6sMZq_HnMS4/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/22/news/economy/fannie_freddie_legal_fees/index.htm?section=money_realestate A watchdog agency said Wednesday that the legal tab for former leaders of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is at least $110 million.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/6sMZq_HnMS4" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:11:03 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/22/news/economy/fannie_freddie_legal_fees/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/Vg3qZXGc9mA/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/20/real_estate/foreclosure_review/index.htm?section=money_realestate Millions of borrowers who suffered financial losses because their mortgage lenders played fast and loose while processing their foreclosures now have two ways of getting a payback.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Vg3qZXGc9mA" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:45:46 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/20/real_estate/foreclosure_review/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/tseR5nc2poc/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/15/real_estate/housing_affordability/index.htm?section=money_realestate Buying a home is now more affordable than it has been in the last twenty years.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/tseR5nc2poc" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:10:49 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/15/real_estate/housing_affordability/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/oQNOHBE74i4/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/record_sale_manhattan/index.htm?section=money_realestate The most expensive apartment ever sold in Manhattan went for a cool $88 million this week.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/oQNOHBE74i4" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:39:50 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/record_sale_manhattan/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/UC6mUQ23c9k/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/mortgage_market/index.htm?section=money_realestate The mortgage meltdown that began five years ago appears to be reversing course as the percentage of loans that fell into delinquency slowly returned to normal rates and fewer loans fell into foreclosure.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/UC6mUQ23c9k" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:24:52 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/mortgage_market/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/mN49AIN9GW8/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/housing_starts/index.htm?section=money_realestate New home construction got off to a strong start for the year, with housing starts and building permits rising in January on a monthly and annual basis -- another sign that the U.S. housing market and broader economy are headed in the right direction.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/mN49AIN9GW8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:34:26 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/housing_starts/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/QSwbfXPTHhg/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/01/13/pf/ows_goodman_best_money_moves.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_realestate 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 Institutional Investor.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/QSwbfXPTHhg" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:20:23 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/01/13/pf/ows_goodman_best_money_moves.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/SVuTG753TBc/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/foreclosures_homes/index.htm?section=money_realestate Foreclosures picked up in January, yet another sign that the nation's huge glut of delinquent homes may soon start making their way onto the market.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/SVuTG753TBc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:34:27 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/16/real_estate/foreclosures_homes/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/7mqBANw8OHg/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/10/real_estate/short_sale_incentives/index.htm?section=money_realestate In an effort to cut their losses, banks are paying some struggling homeowners as much as $35,000 to sell their homes before they end up in foreclosure.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7mqBANw8OHg" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:29:07 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/10/real_estate/short_sale_incentives/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/xKlGPf0Js2w/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/15/news/companies/citi_mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate Citigroup will pay $158 million to settle charges that its mortgage unit defrauded the Federal Housing Administration by inaccurately claiming that certain mortgages were eligible for government insurance, government officials announced Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/xKlGPf0Js2w" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:38:28 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/15/news/companies/citi_mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/M7aTraJZq9g/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/14/real_estate/dating_homeownership/index.htm?section=money_realestate When it comes to dating, homeownership can be the ultimate aphrodisiac.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/M7aTraJZq9g" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:34:20 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/14/real_estate/dating_homeownership/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/9Zt-uGAP_sw/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/10/real_estate/mortgage_settlement_foreclosures/index.htm?section=money_realestate Even as the $26 billion mortgage settlement helps hundreds of thousands of troubled homeowners, it will bring a wave of new forclosures.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/9Zt-uGAP_sw" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:02 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/10/real_estate/mortgage_settlement_foreclosures/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/a9I13YfViQE/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/real_estate/mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate The nation's five largest banks have finally struck a deal with 49 states to settle charges of abusive and negligent foreclosure practices dating back to 2008.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/a9I13YfViQE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:39 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/real_estate/mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/e8nKg6y6zTQ/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/real_estate/mortgage_rates_record_low/index.htm?section=money_realestate Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages remained at an all-time record low for the second week in a row.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/e8nKg6y6zTQ" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:05 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/real_estate/mortgage_rates_record_low/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/1142qdPWxOA/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/news/economy/mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate In the largest deal to date aimed at addressing the housing meltdown, federal and state officials on Thursday announced a $26 billion foreclosure settlement with five of the largest home lenders.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/1142qdPWxOA" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:17:57 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/09/news/economy/mortgage_settlement/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/AG_jO21rIIM/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/08/real_estate/foreclosure_inventory/index.htm?section=money_realestate Slowly, but surely, the foreclosure crisis seems to be abating.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/AG_jO21rIIM" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:09:12 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/08/real_estate/foreclosure_inventory/index.htm?section=money_realestate http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~3/FqV5loV5SHU/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/03/pf/home_repair.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_realestate Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/FqV5loV5SHU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:27:41 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2012/02/03/pf/home_repair.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_realestate