More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they've received permanent modifications under the Obama administration's foreclosure prevention program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Cktmw7x72nI" height="1" width="1"/

Living with an undersize, outdated kitchen? If so, a sledgehammer may feel like the only solution. But these days you're probably not up for spending the $50,000 or more -- maybe much more -- it would cost to demolish the space and build a new state-of-the-art room from scratch.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/_8hGwTATAeA" height="1" width="1"/

Erin and Robert Smith had no problem handling the $2,000 monthly payment on their home ... until they lost their jobs.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/OxUZuDaKM0s" height="1" width="1"/

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is saying adios to the Big Apple and selling his Fifth Avenue penthouse, asking almost $14 million.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/rAuDqV6lIgc" height="1" width="1"/

If you've been holding off on a real estate purchase, glimmers of a turnaround in the housing market may have you wondering if it's finally time to make your move.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wsz1Yki0DQ4" height="1" width="1"/

Battered by the housing crisis, mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said Friday that it needs another $15.3 billion in bailout money from the federal government.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/J6cESxSze_I" height="1" width="1"/

Sales of existing homes unexpectedly fell in January, according to an industry report published Friday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/r9Lyevl1DfM" height="1" width="1"/

The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed a forbearance program Wednesday aimed at helping the unemployed pay their mortgages for up to nine months.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/jxCNThvxMv4" height="1" width="1"/

Despite signs that the real estate market might be lurching forward, prices are expected to fall further this year.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/VMc2dnTuCjQ" height="1" width="1"/

Sales of new homes plunged in January to the lowest level on record, government figures showed Wednesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/wuatysMSfJo" height="1" width="1"/