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…