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Condos for less than the cost of a Corolla

The housing bust has made owning a home a lot more affordable — but in some places, prices are extraordinary; you can buy a nice condo for less than the cost of a new family car.

Bulls tiptoe into homebuilder stocks

It takes a lot of courage to be a bull on homebuilder stocks these days. They exist, for sure. And they aren’t on mind-bending drugs. In fact, they see the world much as the housing stock bears do. You won’t find any uplifting messages in their reports on the economy and housing.

Foreclosures climb in 75% of metro areas

Foreclosure filings climbed in 75% of the nation’s metro areas during the first half of 2010, according to a report issued Thursday.

For sale: Dennis Hopper’s compound

The “Easy Rider” left us earlier this year. Now his stunning Venice, Calif., compound is on the market – for $6.25 million.

America’s most overvalued cities

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Foreclosures: How bad is your state?

Rise of the renting class

Modern America has long paired the “America Dream” with home ownership. The idea of staying put, paying property taxes and periodically mowing the lawn belonged to citizens who were somehow more American than the poor saps who could only afford to rent the place they called home.

Housing: Wall Street 1; Cleveland 0

The City of Cleveland’s long-standing battle to pin its housing woes on Wall Street may have finally gone bust.

Advice for the reluctant landlord

With plans to start a family, Michael and Becky McCullough, 33 and 31, wanted more space. So last year they snapped up a four-bedroom foreclosure in Brookhaven, Ga., for $480,000.

Home ownership falls to lowest level in 11 years

The number of Americans who own homes fell in the second quarter of the year to the lowest level since 1999, said a government survey released Tuesday.

Home prices show stability after modest gain

Home prices rose slightly in May compared with a month earlier, appearing to have stablized at the lower levels that followed the end of the residential real estate bubble, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index of 20 major housing markets released Tuesday.

New home sales rebound 24%

New home sales rebounded in June from the record low hit the previous month but remained sluggish.

For sale: Jim Morrison’s L.A. bungalow

Yes, Jim Morrison is still dead. But the rock star’s L.A. house is up for sale – and it can be can be yours for a cool $1.2 million.

Existing home sales fall 5.1%

In the latest sign of renewed turbulence in the housing market, an industry group said Thursday that sales of existing homes fell 5.1% in June.

Bankruptcy can save your house from foreclosure

Slick TV commercials and online ads tell delinquent borrowers that they can save their homes by filing for personal bankruptcy. But is it true — or just too good to be true?

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