President Obama's latest probe into the mortgage meltdown will have more power than past efforts, and federal officials say it won't derail a possible $20 billion settlement for underwater and foreclosed homeowners.

The Obama administration is taking another swing at improving its main foreclosure prevention program.

Just 302,000 new homes were sold in 2011, 6.2% below 2010 and the lowest number of annual sales since the government started tracking home sales in 1963.

Out of all of the presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney owns the most real estate -- even after unloading a couple of sizable properties.

Sales of homes in foreclosure comprised 20% of all U.S. residential sales during the third quarter, according to RealtyTrac.

A new special task force to investigate and prosecute those responsible for bad mortgages during the housing boom will be part of President Obama's 2012 agenda.

Laurie Goodman is an apolitical number cruncher who has spent most of her 28-year career out of the public view, studying the minutiae of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) for big investment banks. She's long been a star among Wall Street insiders, however. She holds the record for the most top rankings for fixed-in-come research from the trade bible Institutional Investor.

President Obama is expected to once again offer ways to help the beleaguered housing market in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

The housing collapse has dramatically changed the nation's foreclosure landscape.

The numbers are grim: China's property bubble is heading for a spectacular burst, and its effect on the country's economy will be widespread.

A three-bedroom home for $15,000? These foreclosed homes may be in some of the U.S.'s hardest hit neighborhoods, but the deals may be too good for some buyers to pass up.

Home sales ended a difficult year on a high note, resulting in a gain in full-year sales volume.

You don't have to be underwater on your mortgage to feel trapped in your home.

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New home construction slowed slightly in December after a strong November showing, but was still much more active than a year earlier.