The head of JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that banks would not consider writing down mortgages for homeowners who can't make payments, an idea at the center of talks aimed at fixing the mortgage mess.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/sxPTvV0aEAQ" height="1" width="1"/

Been dreaming of a vacation home? Somewhere warm to get away? Or maybe a cabin in the woods? Prices are right if you can afford it.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/DCgHuT4oQYY" height="1" width="1"/

The House passed a bill Tuesday to kill a signature Obama administration program that helps homeowners stay in their homes but has faced criticism as ineffective.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/W8xaspjgv3g" height="1" width="1"/

Mark Twain may have said "golf is a good walk spoiled," but many corporate CEOs disagree. Here's where they like to bat around a 1.6-ounce ball.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7v1kby52zbs" height="1" width="1"/

January home prices fell for the sixth month in a row, edging closer to a double dip.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/uirmkOOCW_Y" height="1" width="1"/

Forget stocks. Don't bet on gold. After four years of plunging home prices, the most attractive asset class in America is housing.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/O-eaekz2ifQ" height="1" width="1"/

This Beverly Hills mansion has a rock n' roll pedigree. The Osbournes lived there, then Xtina. Now it's on back on the market for $13.5 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ZGa9xOt5W0g" height="1" width="1"/

The housing market, to put it mildly, still stinks. But have homebuilder stocks finally hit bottom?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7QmKSnym_FI" height="1" width="1"/

New home sales fell 16.9% in February, to the lowest level since the government began keeping records in 1963, as the reeling housing market failed to generate any momentum.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ySTcT5a1hKA" height="1" width="1"/

A devastating earthquake strikes Japan. A massive tsunami kills thousands. Fears of a nuclear meltdown run rampant. Bloodshed and violence escalate in Libya.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/uJBe55aHVYI" height="1" width="1"/