Green Homes - Real Estate Weblog

One year after President Obama unveiled an ambitious plan to help struggling homeowners, more than 116,000 borrowers have received long-term reductions in their mortgage payments through January.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/FmiMVudFAds" height="1" width="1"/

Dusan Tatomirovic found a steal when he bought a foreclosed condo just north of Monterey, Calif., last April for $130,000.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/pFak70URrvU" height="1" width="1"/

The real estate roller-coaster ride continued last year as the median price of U.S. single-family home plunged 11.9% to $173,200.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/cTLU71UKn5s" height="1" width="1"/

First, the good news: Foreclosure filings dropped nearly 10% between December and January.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/kqlSuoUZjrY" height="1" width="1"/

CitiMortgage, one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers, launches a pilot program Friday designed to ease the pain of some homeowners heading for foreclosure.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/OWcHL3ZPMRo" height="1" width="1"/

You know that your house needs regular upkeep in order to stay in good condition. Not only can little maintenance issues become expensive and turn into major repairs, but nowadays problems that boom-time buyers might have overlooked can be huge liabilities when it comes time to sell, says James Carey, author of "Home Maintenance for Dummies." Good thing that most crucial maintenance tasks can be done just once a year at a certain time. Read on for the right dates to mark in your calendar.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/sc9lh60FGWk" height="1" width="1"/

The iconic letters spelling out Hollywood on the hills overlooking Tinseltown will keep their pride of place thanks to the housing bust.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/7sgBphVYsMI" height="1" width="1"/

Just a few years ago you could count on getting the bulk of your money back for almost any home-improvement project you took on. Today merely replacing a toilet seat can feel like throwing caution, and cash, to the wind. According to a study from Remodeling magazine, the average return on value for an upgrade declined from 87% in 2005 to 64% in 2009. But these six new rules will help you maximize your return on your remodeling investment.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/_KZl2UhtZiI" height="1" width="1"/

As terrible as it is to lose your house to foreclosure, at least it's a relief to put your biggest financial headache behind you, right?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/RKnXlifjr3g" height="1" width="1"/

Under fire for the low number of people receiving long-term mortgage help, the Treasury Department on Thursday announced new guidelines that will require applicants to provide all paperwork before getting a trial modification.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/fuSL9wqU5_k" height="1" width="1"/