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From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions.
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Manhattan home prices plunge
The housing bust has finally clobbered super-pricey Manhattan home prices.
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Housing rebound continues, barely
Home sales continued their modest upward swing in May, according to a closely watched industry report that rose for the fourth straight month for the first time in nearly 5 years.
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Beazer settles $50M mortgage fraud case
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5 new online tools for homebuyers
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Foreclosures: How bad is your state?
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Rent-to-own your home: Pro and con
With buyers scarce and financing tight, some home sellers are offering rent-to-buy options to potential buyers. In fact, there's been enough of a spike in interest that ForSaleByOwner.com added it as a search option on the site, says spokesman Eric Mangan.
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Mortgage applications at 7-month low
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Home prices drop, but at a slower rate
Home prices continued to tumble in April, falling 18.1% from a year earlier -- but the change from March narrowed sharply, indicating that housing markets may be starting to turn.
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5 steps to a quick home sale
1. You have to seriously undercut the competition
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Beware the reverse-mortgage ripoff
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NY to launch mortgage probe
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Get waterfront living for a lot less
Affordable oceanfront property can be hard to find. But you can buy a sweet lake house for under a million. Here are four of them on the market now.
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Best way to find a home loan
When the easy money was flowing, you could get a great deal on a mortgage from just about anyone. But in today's credit-challenged world, all the avenues for finding a mortgage come with their own set of problems.
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Home security for less
The combination of a deep recession and widespread law-enforcement funding cuts will most likely spell a banner summer for burglars. If your house makes a good target - it's upscale, off the beaten path, and in or near a city - an alarm system is your best defense, according to Temple University economics professor Simon Hakim, who studies security and policing. Installing one will reduce your risk of a break-in by two-thirds. To determine what you really need, follow the guidelines below.
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New home sales fall unexpectedly
Sales of newly constructed homes fell unexpectedly in May and were down almost a third from last-year's levels, a government report said Wednesday.
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$6 billion available to buy foreclosed homes
Home prices are at their most affordable in many years, which has opened up homeownership to many who had been locked out during the housing boom. And now, the federal government -- and many states - are launching plans to hook up buyers of repossessed properties with very attractive terms.
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Home sales rise - while prices fall 17%
Existing home sales rose in May, as increasingly affordable home prices and a first-time tax credit attracted hesitant buyers.
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Housing saviors: The echo boomers
The seeds of a housing recovery have already been planted, according to a report released Monday. In fact, many of them were sown starting in 1979.
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Obama refis: Slow out of the gate
The Mortgage Bankers Association has slashed its estimate of the number of mortgages its members will issue in 2009. One reason: Few refinancings are being done under President Obama's ballyhooed Home Affordable Refinance Program.
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Here come the real estate vultures
These are tempting times for real estate bargain hunters. Whether it's the tony house down the street with an asking price that keeps dropping or office space at a deep discount, if you have the means, there are deals to be had. Individual investors snapping up foreclosed houses have helped boost home-sale figures sharply in recent months (although prices have remained depressed). And now some real estate investment trusts are raising money to fund acquisitions of distressed commercial properties.
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