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Slideshow: What you can get for ... $400,000

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:16:28 GMT

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.

Neighborhood wins against off-campus wildness

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:51:06 GMT

Residents still talk about the night of the naked dancing girl. They describe how she grooved au naturel on their block in Stillwater, Okla., as another kegger raged at a rental house nearby.

Corzine apartment up for grabs �?? for $2.9M

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:03 GMT

The listing alone is enough to make most New Yorkers green with envy: a 2,400 square foot, 2 bedroom, 3.5 bath penthouse with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the Hudson River.

Tight-fisted mortgage lenders pressure home sales

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:01:48 GMT

Home prices have fallen by a third since the 2006, creating tremendous bargains for home buyers. Mortgage rates are at rock-bottom lows, making houses more affordable than they have been in decades.

Listing of the week: A work of whimsical art

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:10:05 GMT

While building their home goods business, Richard and Victoria MacKenzie-Childs also repaired a 1790s farmhouse. Now the 42-acre, whimsical, property is for sale.

Wild homes of the future that are for sale now

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:35:11 GMT

The sleekest, most avant-garde, in some cases zaniest, homes on the market conjure images of science-fiction lore.

Freddie Mac betting against some homeowners

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:55:23 GMT

Government-owned Freddie Mac has invested billions in financial instruments that profit when homeowners are stuck in high-interest mortgages, an investigation by ProPublica and NPR found.

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Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:16:28 GMT

Where they touch down: Homes of the NFL stars

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:18:28 GMT

NFL stars past and present are not exactly hurting when it comes to palatial digs big enough to host the neighbors Super Bowl Sunday. Which one of these guys would you like to score an invite from?

As One World Trade Center soars, so do its costs

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:58:02 GMT

One World Trade Center, the skyscraper that�??s being constructed at New York City�??s Ground Zero, may now be the most expensive new office tower in the world.

Foreclosures keep pushing house prices lower

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:49:17 GMT

Foreclosure-related properties, which made up roughly one in five home sales in the third quarter of last year, sold for an average 34 percent less than homes that were not �??distressed sales,�?? new data show.

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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:49 GMT

JPMorgan CEO says foreclosure deal threatened

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:33 GMT

JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said President Barack Obama's decision to expand investigations into home lending and sales of mortgage securities could stop settlement talks with the states over foreclosure practices.

America is becoming a nation of renters

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:52:49 GMT

There was fresh data from the government Tuesday showing that the American dream of owning a home is fading fast.

N.Y. foreclosure lawsuit could slow home seizures

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:57:40 GMT

Bankers struggling to deal with faulty foreclosure paperwork just got hit with another major headache. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, recently tapped by President Obama to head a new task force to investigate mortgage fraud, sued three major U.S.

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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:26:37 GMT

Banks may not like new mortgage task force

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:44:32 GMT

In the Wild West of the ongoing mortgage mess, there�??s a new sheriff in town. And he�??s not handing "Get Out of Jail Free" cards in return for a $25 billion check.

Trump's golden graves might not be costliest

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 15:54:51 GMT

They say you can't take it with you when you die, but that's not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans �?? like Donald Trump.

Office and home rent will keep rising and rising

Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:05:07 GMT

Paying rent is getting more painful for renters across the country in the face of rising demand and tight supply. Both the commercial and residential real estate markets are seeing increases.

US home prices fall more than expected

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:18:15 GMT

U.S. single-family home prices fell more than expected in November, highlighting a sector that still struggles to make a meaningful recovery, a survey shows.

States where people carry the most mortgage debt

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:26:37 GMT

How much residents of each state owe on their mortgages is an interesting statistic. For the most part, residents of the states with the highest average mortgage debt are not in trouble.

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:33 GMT

Celeb real estate: Scarlett and Ryan list, Johnny Cash's final home for sale, Tae Bo guru Billy Blanks sells

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 20:08:48 GMT