The $8,000 homebuyer tax credit has had an impact: Reports from around the nation are that contract signings have been way up the past few weeks as people prepare for the credit to expire on Friday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/2WIkC0KxoXM" height="1" width="1"/

Foreclosure filings declined in more than half of the country's worst-hit spots in the first three months of 2010. But that doesn't mean the healing has begun.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/nAI_9tshHl4" height="1" width="1"/

In a city filled with foreclosures and abandoned buildings, East Warren Avenue on Detroit's east side could be called the epicenter. Banks own 1,331 buildings in the surrounding 48224 zip code. More than 7 percent of homes in the area were in foreclosure last year -- the highest rate in the city.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/I7SIQg1JDts" height="1" width="1"/

The years-long trend of Americans buying homes and expatriating to Mexico has collapsed, done in by a trifecta of the recession, swine flu and an epic crime wave.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/WfBWFVY_Oq4" height="1" width="1"/

Mortgage fraud is still on the rise, according to a report released Monday, despite efforts by law enforcement and policy makers to rein it in.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-rfbjoyyiKQ" height="1" width="1"/

Shares of major U.S. homebuilders rallied Friday, even as the broader market sputtered, after the government reported a surge in new home sales.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/aEMqkojejJ8" height="1" width="1"/

If you're delinquent on your mortgage, your credit score will suffer. Everyone knows that. The question is, by how much?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/n6YSp20V6vs" height="1" width="1"/

Existing home sales jumped 6.8% in March, with home buyers racing to get a tax credit that expires in April, according to a real estate industry report released Thursday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/R0cnGamLMKg" height="1" width="1"/

Buying a home is the biggest purchase most people will ever make, yet many go into it blind. Here are the 6 most common -- and costly -- mistakes homebuyers make.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/uVzOAvEnQkA" height="1" width="1"/

Florida's homebuilders are daring to put their hard hats back on.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/s_Udju_7Sr8" height="1" width="1"/