Malynda Williams didn't set out to be a real estate tycoon. But the 50-something has managed to acquire four properties over the past three years, and she's looking for more. Read more…

If you need any more proof of how sorry a state the housing market is in, look no further than how well real estate investment trusts that own apartments and storage facilities are doing. Read more…

Can't afford to buy a home? You might have a tough time finding a cheap place to rent too. Read more…

Getting a mortgage just keeps getting tougher, and many homebuyers are getting rejected for loans they could easily afford. Read more…

Did you lose your house to foreclosure this year? Did your lender forgive some of your mortgage debt because the house sold for less than it the mortgage balance? Read more…

Real estate site Zillow.com filed for a $51.75 million initial public offering Monday. Read more…

On the surface, the foreclosure crisis seems to be easing. The number of foreclosure notices filed during the first three months of 2011 fell 27% compared with the first quarter of 2010, according to a report from RealtyTrac released Thursday. Read more…

Even in these down times, there's money to be made buying and flipping houses. Read more…

Old Man Winter may have finally blown out of town, but the evidence of his foul temper remains. The harsh storms that battered much of the country -- even places as far south as Atlanta and Dallas -- have left millions of homeowners staring not at the fresh new growth of spring but at broken tree branches, browned shrubs, and sick-looking lawns. Read more…

The road to bad remodeling is paved with good intentions. Anyone tackling a major project wants his home to look and work better -- and to get a reasonable return on investment. But renos are packed with so much stress and emotion that it's easy to go wrong. Read more…

Even lawyers are powerless against the economy. Read more…

Been dreaming of a vacation home? Somewhere warm to get away? Or maybe a cabin in the woods? Prices are right if you can afford it. Read more…

The House passed a bill Tuesday to kill a signature Obama administration program that helps homeowners stay in their homes but has faced criticism as ineffective. Read more…

January home prices fell for the sixth month in a row, edging closer to a double dip. Read more…

High residential vacancies are killing many housing markets, as foreclosed homes sit on the market and depress sale prices and property values. Read more…

A devastating earthquake strikes Japan. A massive tsunami kills thousands. Fears of a nuclear meltdown run rampant. Bloodshed and violence escalate in Libya. Read more…

The housing market, to put it mildly, still stinks. But have homebuilder stocks finally hit bottom? Read more…

New home sales fell 16.9% in February, to the lowest level since the government began keeping records in 1963, as the reeling housing market failed to generate any momentum. Read more…

Sales of existing homes fell in February after three straight monthly increases, an industry group said Monday. Read more…

It's not always easy to feel sorry for sunny Florida. But they just got hit with another blow. Read more…

Laura Dominguez-Vasquez and her husband, Luis, recently sold their Coral Gables, Fla., home to all-cash buyers for just under $1 million. They're now shopping for a new home and intend to pay cash as well. Read more…

The president has three plans on the table. Which one is going to fix the mess we're in? Read more…

Is our long national foreclosure nightmare ending? Read more…

Houses look more affordable than ever. But prices will have to fall further before many Americans can actually afford to buy one. Read more…

That big sucking sound you heard last week? That was the air being taken out of the housing market by a slew of bad reports followed by some dire predictions by an industry bubble-spotter. Read more…