In the latest blow to Obama signature programs, Republicans are now aiming to kill several White House plans aimed at keeping underwater borrowers in their homes.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/m-y0JLDifi0" height="1" width="1"/

The new year has brought little cheer to new-home builders: Their sales fell a shocking 11.2% between December and January and 18.6% from 12 months earlier.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/26LjE_EeZ0U" height="1" width="1"/

Housing bear David Rosenberg says that apartment REITs should continue their streak for the foreseeable future.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/bh74eZHUHEg" height="1" width="1"/

Home prices are down but sales are up, somewhat contradictory trends.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PuxVjjy0Y7E" height="1" width="1"/

Sales of existing homes recorded modest gains in January, the third straight month of month-over-month increases.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/CUgCGbppPFk" height="1" width="1"/

Home prices took a big hit at the end of 2010, even as the rest of the economy gained steam.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/PkgmIS1Rahg" height="1" width="1"/

Mortgage-backed securities are back, but Moody's, Standard Poor's, and Fitch are approaching their job rating them with very different tactics.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ZvVMVa01ah4" height="1" width="1"/

People selling second homes in sunny locations couldn't have asked for a better marketing pitch than the winter of 2011. With snow turning Northern roads into ice rinks and closing airports and schools, the Sunbelt would seem to be more desirable than ever. The only glitch is the real estate hangover from the Great Recession.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/X1AM65Hrx2k" height="1" width="1"/

Mortgage delinquency rates among U.S. homeowners have fallen to their lowest levels in a few years, according to a report Thursday from the nation's mortgage bankers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/zL9BdIRkqG8" height="1" width="1"/

New home construction rose in January, but permits for future building declined during the month, the government reported Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VmWpy3tmiHE" height="1" width="1"/