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Multiple dwellings on a single lot are becoming more popular with owners and municipalities alike.

After years of shrinking, the median new-home size reached a record high in 2012. 

The cost of homeowners insurance rose 36 percent from 2003 to 2010, nearly double the rate of inflation. Coastal regions are being hit the hardest...

The growth in bid-rigging scams has prompted federal investigators to launch a special task force to go after those who are "thwarting the...

Some Americans have been denied mortgages because of incorrect credit reports. 

The United States Marshals Service has a stake in the real estate business too.

Prop staging accessories speed up the staging process and help deter thefts from open houses.

"Even a fraction of the shadow inventory falling into foreclosure could considerably swell ... inventories of REO properties," a new...

Here are six ways that home buyers are making more irresistible offers in competitive markets.  

The housing recovery is prompting more employees to accept relocation orders again.

Sales of new homes are up, but builders say they can’t find enough workers to build.

The U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs have teamed up to provide housing for about 9,000 homeless veterans...

If two cities are just far enough apart, high-speed rail can help create real estate booms.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen nearly half a percentage point just since the beginning of this month, Freddie Mac reports. 

The Treasury Department has announced it will extend HAMP, a mortgage relief program that has helped home owners trim their mortgage payments, on...

The millennial generation is showing differing housing tastes than their parents, and the housing market is taking note. 

Skyrocketing home prices in a few markets have some analysts concerned that prices are on the rise too fast and could ultimately hamper the...

One of the nation’s largest homebuilders is on the move.

Although home warranties can reassure nervous buyers, in some cases buyers will come out ahead putting their money into interest-bearing savings...

Lenders may be less inclined to approve short sales due to rising home prices, according to a new report.