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Find out where residents face some of the longest commutes from home to work. 

Officials in Bradford County, Fla., are posting permanent signs in red outside of homes of convicted sexual predators in local communities.

Investors and all-cash buyers represent a significant share of the housing market. But as home prices rise, what happens when these buyers vanish...

An improving-markets index fell to 258 metros in May from 273 in April, but continues to reflect metros from every state as well as the District...

Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will begin next year to purchase only loans that meet new “qualified mortgage”...

“Mortgage quality is improving rapidly,” says one economist. “Once we’re able to work through this last bulge of...

New-home construction is expected to return to normal levels by 2016, and with it a construction job boom is forecast to make up for more than a...

Empty nesters and downsizers may find that retirement accounts and credit ratings don't satisfy lenders.

The housing recovery appears to be growing stronger across the country, so why are some analysts still concerned?

Some are taking advantage adverse possession laws in certain states, squatting in foreclosed homes for free and trying to make claims for homes...

How loyal are you to your brokerage? Employees at one New York City brokerage earn extra commission if they get a tattoo of the company’s...

McGraw Hill Construction says 20 percent of homes built last year were green, and that figure is slated to rise to between 29 percent and 38...

The HSF Affiliates brand announced that it will begin selling new franchises once again this year.

Real estate agents and brokers can now be fined for showing homes that are not up to code. "We have to hold them accountable too," says...

Find out where many homes are selling in seven days or less. 

Scammers are hijacking the identity of real estate agents to dupe would-be clients in a sophisticated listing scam. 

More investors are rehabilitating homes and looking to sell them for profit. They can expect some of the biggest returns in these metro areas....

New research shows that home buyers are willing to pay a premium to live near open, undeveloped tracts.

Fixed-rate mortgages pushed lower for the fifth-consecutive week, helping to drive the housing recovery further, Freddie Mac reports.

Move Inc., the operators of realtor.com, announced that it has acquired Doorsteps, a Web site aimed at better connecting buyers, agents, lenders,...