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Home prices hit post-boom lows: What does that mean for housing market?

Despite fresh optimism about the housing market, home prices in the Case-Shiller Index fell during the first quarter, suggesting that the market is still stabilizing.
Foreclosures rise in 26 states

Foreclosures are increasing, ironically, because banks are addressing foreclosures that had been in limbo.
Why Obama is unveiling mortgage relief plan on Super Tuesday

President Obama will announce a mortgage relief plan to help some 3 million homeowners. Is it coincidence that Obama's first news conference since November is during Super Tuesday?
Mortgage relief plan: Can it spark housing rebound?

Mortgage relief aimed at trying to boost lagging housing sector. Most of the $25 billion mortgage relief will go to homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages.
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The decline of the shopping mall

Shopping malls across the country are experiencing near-record vacancy rates, thanks a flagging retail market.
Home sales up. Is the housing market finally turning around?

Sales of previously owned homes rose in November, gaining for the second month in a row. And home-sales volume is up 12 percent from a year ago, says the National Association of Realtors.
Credit scores will get more personal

Credit scores will include estimates of annual income. FICO is developing separate credit scores to incorporate any payday loans, evictions, and child support payments.
Mortgage refinancing? Not for these 2.3 million homeowners.

Mortgage refinancing would have benefited them last year, Fed study says. But 2.3 million either were 'underwater' or didn't have credit scores to qualify for mortgage refinancing.
Mortgage rates plunge, but little boost for housing

Mortgage rates reached a national average of 4.45 percent for a fixed, 30-year loan. But the near-record lows in mortgage rates are not boosting home sales.
Mortgage debt is down, Americans' net worth up, but analysts call gains fragile

The Fed reports a decline in mortgage debt and increase in household net worth, but economists say stock market declines mean Americans' improved financial condition last quarter is fragile.
Housing market: Which state faces biggest foreclosure risks? New Jersey.

The US has 1.8 million units of 'shadow inventory' – distressed properties likely to hit the housing market. New Jersey tops the list, with Illinois, Florida, and California also among the most at-risk. The data, part of a new report, show both improvement and remaining problems.
Underwater mortgages rise: Nearly a quarter of borrowers affected

Underwater mortgages rose to 23 percent at the end of 2010. In Nevade, underwater mortgages account for roughly two-thirds of home loans.
Mortgage lending fraud on the rise

Mortgage lending fraud peaked in 2006, fell to a low in early 2009, and now has rebounded by more than 20 percent, CoreLogic says.
Home prices up, but can it last?

Home prices edged higher at the height of the summer home-buying season, but analysts see a dropoff in the fall.
Foreclosures aren't over, despite quarterly drop in mortgage delinquency

Foreclosures may come down as the jobs market improves, but the share of home loans in serious trouble remains elevated.
Are home prices headed for another drop?

It's still a good time to buy. The end of tax credits and foreclosures will help keep home prices down.