The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fAvdcW1W9QE" height="1" width="1"/

FORTUNE -- Over the past few months, a spate of good news about the U.S. housing market has led some to think a recovery is finally on the horizon.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/mYn08DRpcic" height="1" width="1"/

President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/xr6-BydUz3A" height="1" width="1"/

Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KVnRZS2LjEE" height="1" width="1"/

Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fyeZPQIR_sQ" height="1" width="1"/

Out of all of the presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney owns the most real estate -- even after unloading a couple of sizable properties.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/y4xQVaFgsns" height="1" width="1"/

A new special task force to investigate and prosecute those responsible for bad mortgages during the housing boom will be part of President Obama's 2012 agenda.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/xl3yAZEn7Co" height="1" width="1"/

The housing collapse has dramatically changed the nation's foreclosure landscape.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/RZFU5sOp3Bw" height="1" width="1"/

The numbers are grim: China's property bubble is heading for a spectacular burst, and its effect on the country's economy will be widespread.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/yIMjDVDEaCY" height="1" width="1"/

You don't have to be underwater on your mortgage to feel trapped in your home.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/UfULzUMoCXc" height="1" width="1"/