The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.


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A broad swath of homeowners — those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure — are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity.

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You look back 10 years, what did you get? A little bit cleaner and deeper in debt. With apologies to Tennessee Ernie Ford, that’s a brief synopsis of how U.S. home life has changed during the past decade.


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Home prices rose in June for a third straight month as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying.


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One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.


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Sales of new homes dropped sharply last month to the slowest pace on record, the latest sign that the economic recovery is fading.

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Borrowers who had their mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who had them altered earlier in the housing crisis.


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