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NYT: The Obama administration has been trying to keep defaulting owners in their homes. Now it will take a new approach: paying some of them to leave.

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Why are the mansions of one of America’s richest women sitting vacant? Click to follow this photo narrative of the reclusive Huguette Clark and her father, William Andrews Clark, the "Paris millionaire senator." Where is Huguette Clark? And what will become of her fortune?

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Mortgages rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to run out.

The number of buyers who agreed to purchase a home fell sharply in January, a sign that demand for housing is sinking this winter as stormy weather slammed Eastern states.


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The government is giving homeowners another year to refinance their loans under a little-used program designed to help borrowers whose homes have plummeted in value.


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Construction spending fell for a third straight month, pulled down by a slump in private nonresidential spending and weak public construction, a government report showed.


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It sounded like a great idea three months ago: Hand homeowners a $6,500 tax credit to find a new place to live, giving a thrust of energy to the housing market's recovery.


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Professional success often requires some degree of sacrifice. Surprisingly, one of those sacrifices might include moving to the outskirts of some big cities.

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Fannie Mae needs another $15 billion in federal assistance, bringing its total to more than $75 billion. And worse, the mortgage finance company warned its losses will continue this year.


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Sales of previously occupied homes took a large drop for the second straight month in January. It was another sign the housing market's recovery is faltering.

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Families in the market for a house are shopping at the right time: Nationally, homes are near the most affordable they've been in 18 years.

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Sales of new homes plunged to a record low in January, underscoring the formidable challenges facing the housing industry as it tries to recover from the worst slump in decades.


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Home prices rose nationally for the seventh straight month in December as the U.S. housing market continues its bumpy road to recovery.


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The Obama administration is soon expected to unveil additional protections to ensure homeowners are treated fairly and consistently under its mortgage relief program.


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President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the housing crisis.

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The number of borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments dropped sharply at the end of last year, a sign the foreclosure crisis is beginning to ebb.


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If watching the Games have inspired you to move, these Vancouver properties are up for sale.


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Forbes: Cleveland takes the top spot in our third annual ranking of America's Most Miserable Cities. Cleveland won the position thanks partly to its high unemployment and lousy weather.

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Rates for 30-year home loans edged lower for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, but remained above last year's record lows.

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