While 2008 is winding down 2009 forecast is out. Some home price predictions, mortgage trends and action suggestions from Money Magazine.

The federal government will soon launch a new plan to help to modify more delinquent loans and aid the homeowners who have the trouble making the payment.

Some markets might rebound earlier than the others, according to smartymonty.com. They are Seattle, Des Moines, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, Birmingham, Denver.
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This article about the current financial crisis is the best I have seen so far. The explanation on the cause and possible outcome provides some excellent points.

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Mortgage rates fell abruptly Monday, a day after the federal government announced that it was taking control of home lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A nice writeup about the recent government takeover of Fannie and Freddie.

Real estate and home prices in these cities might recover earlier than the others.

The market is at work. When the price drops, buyers will jump in. The summer season also helped the sales.

Check out these cities that are listed as top cities to buy a home.

Now developers are resorting to auctions to unload properties on hand. For the buyers, auctions may be a good way to discover some hidden gems. But make sure do your homework before showing up.

Latest news and stats on the existing home sales.

Amid the higher gasoline cost, some are moving closer to the urban centers to save on transportation.

With the economy soft and thousands of Philadelphians delinquent on their mortgages, Sheriff Green this spring refused to hold a court-ordered foreclosure auction.
The sheriff first made his mark in the foreclosure issue in 2004, when he noticed a spike in the number of delinquent properties the court was ordering sold. He postponed one month's auction and then went to Judge Annette Rizzo of the ...

Sometime you just want to ask "are we there yet?".