Starting Jan. 1, new rules go into effect that simplify and clarify exactly what mortgage lenders will charge for a loan.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-O9dzAloZD4" height="1" width="1"/

Taking into account inflation, home prices are actually lower than they were 10 years ago, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors released Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/_uuW0bMuYPI" height="1" width="1"/

Most troubled homeowners view President Obama's foreclosure rescue plan as a way out of their financial troubles.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/GWm40vB4v5M" height="1" width="1"/

Top executives at mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both of which have been under government control since last year, received millions of dollars in pay this year, according to documents filed by the company Thursday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/CqYS8ZY8nrw" height="1" width="1"/

Americans, it seems, still have a love affair with the West. Texas and Wyoming were the big winners in the Census Bureau's annual population estimates, which were released on Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Xw_xUmjDVfk" height="1" width="1"/

New home sales unexpectedly plunged in November, according to a dismal government report.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/bVZPYAoubV4" height="1" width="1"/

The pop-singer/actress has put her house on Hawaii's big island up for auction, and it's expected to fetch between $8 million and $12 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4KKwPwPq0rg" height="1" width="1"/

After surging 10% in October, sales of existing homes jumped again in November, growing 7.4% compared with October to an annualized rate of 6.54 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/3t3I35HMXxg" height="1" width="1"/

It should come as no surprise that fewer troubled borrowers will redefault if their loan payments are lowered in a mortgage modification.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4lJR35x_9lI" height="1" width="1"/

Home remodelers are getting less bang for their bucks. For the fourth straight year, renovation jobs have added less to resale values relative to their costs, according to an annual Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report released this week by the National Association of Realtors.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/6zCx1785maU" height="1" width="1"/