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With the Midwest hardest hit by the housing crisis, home value declines elsewhere appear to be easing. The Northeast appears nearest to bottoming out, but most markets remain

More DeadlineNews.Com Offbeat News Facebook users are floating a spoof of a San Francisco Bay Area map, perhaps meant as a joke, but it could be offensive to some

FEDERAL RESERVE -- All twelve Federal Reserve Districts reported that real estate and construction activity was little changed, on balance. Residential construction, sales and prices remained flat, at

The residential real estate market remains dim nationwide, with only faint glimmers of light in a few Federal Reserve Districts, according to the latest Beige Book. The Federal Reserve

Real estate is local, but there is some common ground to cover when looking for signs of recovery, according to Greg Rand, author of "Crash Boom" (Career Press,

The short sale system in California isn't just broken, it's getting worse. Unfortunately, that means home owners who were looking for the short sale alternative to foreclosure could be

By Peter Taaffe, Attorney Buzbee Law Firm © 2010 HomeAway.com The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) has been up and running since August 23, 2010. The operation hit some snags

In what's at least a year-long reprieve from some higher housing costs, President Obama is expected to sign legislation that comes with a provision to extend the current

Vacation rental owners facing delays or denials in response to claims for lost income due to the Gulf oil disaster, have another, sort of "court of appeals" --

Forget the promise from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) head who said you'd have your claim paid within 48 hours. Don't expect the new claims facility to maintain

As predicted, and only four months after the onset of the Gulf oil disaster, the event is taking a toll on the housing market, as some coastal areas

Scam artists follow the headlines, and with one as big as the Gulf oil disaster, you can bet they are making the rounds. Federal and state agencies are warning

With real estate properties along the Gulf Coast oil disaster zone expected to suffer value losses ranging from 10 to 30 percent or more, some efforts are afoot

Silicon Valley's housing market is well on its way up, but it still has a long way to go before home values return to peak prices reached back

Improved oil well safety protocols and faster disaster response aren't the only lessons to be learned from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Some vacation property owners in the

The Gulf Coast's economically pivotal vacation rental playground faces a value crunch that could cost individual properties as much as $80,000 in lost value, according to the most

With some Golden State home prices skyrocketing again, the focus is turning to the California region that could be truly ground zero platinum for the nation's next real

With livelihoods and home values threatened by the Gulf oil disaster, its a good thing lenders and others are coming forth to offer special relief for homeowners. Fannie Mae

Much of the nation is poised to recover from the worst housing downturn since the Great Depression, but the Gulf of Mexico area's housing markets could be in