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Cartoon View: Big banks get their due

By the numbers: The $26 billion foreclosure fraud settlement: By the numbers

Instant Guide: The 12-year-old who saved his grandmother from foreclosure

Fact Sheet: Short sales: The answer to America's housing crisis?

Burning Question: Obama's mortgage plan: Who really benefits?

In-depth briefing: Real estate crisis: America underwater

Opinion Brief: Buy a house, get a visa?

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Real Estate Trauma : By the numbers

The government's $26 billion deal will benefit 2 million homeowners who are currently underwater.

The $26 billion foreclosure fraud settlement: By the numbers

Posted on February 9, 2012, at 2:00 PM

The government and big banks strike a deal over alleged foreclosure abuses. Where will the money go?

Real Estate Trauma : Instant Guide

Noah Lamaide raised more than $10,000 through his philanthropic website to save his grandmother's home from foreclosure.

The 12-year-old who saved his grandmother from foreclosure

Posted on February 9, 2012, at 11:36 AM

A tween do-gooder turns the focus of his charitable "Dream Catcher Network" to a cause that's awfully close to home

Real Estate Trauma : Fact Sheet

In a short sale the owner sells the house for less than what is owed to the bank, while banks benefit by avoiding the costly process of foreclosure.

Short sales: The answer to America's housing crisis?

Posted on February 8, 2012, at 1:40 PM

To sidestep the painful and expensive foreclosure process, lenders begin offering delinquent borrowers cash to sell their homes for less than they owe

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Real Estate Trauma : Burning Question

President Obama's mortgage plan aims to help those who owe more on their homes than their homes are worth.

Obama's mortgage plan: Who really benefits?

Posted on February 2, 2012, at 10:36 AM

The president pitches his idea to rescue underwater homeowners. But is the new tax on banks that would cover the program's multi-billion costs a deal-breaker?

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Real Estate Trauma : In-depth briefing

Nearly 29 percent of U.S. homeowners with mortgages owe more on their homes than the properties are worth.

Real estate crisis: America underwater

Posted on December 2, 2011, at 10:50 AM

Millions of Americans owe more than their homes are worth, creating a dangerous drag on the economy

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Real Estate Trauma : Opinion Brief

Foreigners interested in staying in the U.S. can do so (for three years) if they buy American real estate worth at least $500,000, according to a new proposal.

Buy a house, get a visa?

Posted on October 21, 2011, at 1:55 PM

A bipartisan Senate bill would give foreigners who buy U.S. homes worth at least $500,000 a residence visa. Could this gambit kickstart the housing market?

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Real Estate Trauma : Opinion Brief

Home prices have fallen to their lowest level in nearly a decade, and commentors are blaming everyone from President Obama to homeowners themselves.

The double-dip housing plunge: 5 theories

Posted on June 2, 2011, at 6:45 AM

After bouncing off their recession-time lows, home prices are sinking again. Whose fault is it?

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Real Estate Trauma : By the numbers

Roughly 39 percent of homes sold last month were distressed or discounted sales.

America's falling house prices: By the numbers

Posted on March 31, 2011, at 4:31 PM

Home prices are slipping across the U.S., leading to fears of a double dip recession. Here's a quick rundown of the sobering real-estate stats

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Real Estate Trauma : Slideshow

The cheapest houses in America

Posted on March 8, 2011, at 5:12 PM

'The Fiscal Times' says you'd be surprised what your money can buy

Real Estate Trauma : By the numbers

Aspen's booming housing market has hit even the less-coveted trailer park homes; the cheapest single family home is priced at $559,000 (not pictured).

The town where a trailer costs $559,000: By the numbers

Posted on March 8, 2011, at 7:15 AM

With eager foreign buyers pushing average home prices well into the millions, Aspen, Colo., has become America's most expensive town

Real Estate Trauma : Opinion Brief

Despite the current push to rent, a competing survey claims that 78 percent of homeowners consider the purchase the best investment they ever made.

Forget homeownership: Is renting the 'new American Dream'?

Posted on February 24, 2011, at 2:40 PM

According to a recent survey, 87 percent of us feel that achieving an ideal life no longer hinges on owning a home

Real Estate Trauma : Opinion Brief

The housing markets in once-stable cities like Minneapolis now may be in more trouble than bubble markets like Miami (pictured).

Is the housing crisis spreading to 'stable' cities?

Posted on February 15, 2011, at 10:01 AM

Seattle! Minneapolis! Atlanta! The New York Times' David Streitfeld says that cities once thought to be spared from the housing collapse are now in trouble

Real Estate Trauma : Fact Sheet

Last year was the first time the number of bank-seized properties topped 1 million.

2010's record-breaking foreclosure crisis: By the numbers

Posted on January 14, 2011, at 4:10 PM

Banks seized more than 1 million homes last year, and industry experts say 2011 could be even worse

Real Estate Trauma : Instant Guide

The sale of foreclosed homes has helped banks and mortgage-lenders still trying to recover from the housing crisis.

America's foreclosure crisis: What it means for your mortgage

Posted on October 12, 2010, at 3:35 PM

Bank of America has frozen foreclosures, sparking calls for a nationwide ban on repossessions. Is that move likely, and how would it affect the average homeowner?

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Real Estate Trauma : The List

Home foreclosures: The opposite of the American dream.

Repossession hell: 6 extremely 'wrongful' foreclosures

Posted on September 24, 2010, at 11:14 AM

Jason Grodensky says the Bank of America repossessed his Fort Lauderdale house — even though he'd never even taken out a mortgage. His story isn't the first of its kind

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Real Estate Trauma : Opinion Brief