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Home Builder Offers Money-Back Guarantee

• Paparazzi-Proofing an L.A. Condo
• Top 10 Foreclosure States
• More From Luke Mullins

4 Smart Moves for a Great Home Deal

Know the market, don't expect a windfall, and negotiate with everyone.

• Talking with a Foreclosure Guru
• 5 Ways to Find Foreclosure Deals
• The Business of Foreclosures
• Should You Lose Sleep Over Investing In a Foreclosed Property?

The Credit Mess, Part 1: Commercial Edition

A real estate investment trust CEO calls for government intervention to restart the market.

• More on Credit

Real Estate: Mortgage

Interest Rates, Congress, and Your Mortgage

The Fed cuts rates, but mortgages get more expensive.

• A Sign of Hope for the Housing Market
• When a Mortgage Overwhelms, Change the Terms
• Bush Mortgage Fix is Really an Insurance Policy
• More on Mortgages

Real Estate: Housing Market

The Housing Bust: A Statistical Portrait

How a fast-changing market swamped the economy.

• The Haunted Housing Market
• Bond Guru Bill Gross on the Housing Crisis
• Upscale Builder Toll Says Buyers are 'Hiding'
• More on the Housing Market

Real Estate: Buy or Sell?

Time to Purchase a House?

Don't try to predict the bottom before buying.

• 4 Smart Moves for Getting a Great Deal on a House
• 5 Tips for Selling a House in a Slow Market
• 6 Secrets of Internet Home Buying
• More on Buying and Selling

Real Estate: Foreclosure

3 Key Ways to Buy Foreclosed Properties

It's not as easy as the infomercials make it look.

• Project Lifeline Really Project Band-Aid
• Talking with a Foreclosure Guru
• How to Not Lose Sleep Over Buying a Foreclosed Home
• More on Foreclosures

Real Estate: Rent

Rent - Don't Buy - Your Home

Renting has its virtues in this economy.

• It's Not Just Owners
• Moving Back with Parents Takes Planning
• Finding an Apartment on Craigslist: 5 Tips
• More on Renting

Real Estate: Remodel

Can't Sell? Then Try These Affordable Remodels

Quick fixes can make a big difference.

• 5 Remodeling Projects for Under $10,000
• Remodel That 1960s-Era Colonial

What to Know About Bush's Mortgage Plan

Mortgage moves will aid only a small group of borrowers—and only those who ask for help.

• Flowchart: Why Rate Freeze Won't Warm the Economy
• Capital Commerce Blog: This Fix Is Really an Insurance Policy