Fannie Mae to allow troubled borrowers to hand over deeds to homes and then rent

Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure

Fannie Mae to allow troubled borrowers to hand over deeds to homes, let former owners rent

Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead foreclosing

After scandal over outrageous claims, British lawmakers face tighter new expense regime

British lawmakers face tighter new expense regime

LA Clippers owner agrees to pay record $2.73 million to settle housing discrimination lawsuit

LA Clippers owner agrees to pay $2.73 million

Hot chocolate and hot tubs: Tips for winter vacation rentals, whether you own or rent

Winter vacation homes: Tips for renters and owners

Happy birthday, world traveler: At 1, this baby’s practically a frequent flier

Dad to baby: Happy 1st birthday, world traveler

Court upholds rent controls for thousands of units at sprawling Manhattan apartment complex

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top court is upholding rent controls on thousands of units at one of the nation’s largest apartment complexes.

Federal agency say sexual orientation won’t play factor in eligibility for housing programs

WASHINGTON — Federal housing officials said Wednesday they’re developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren’t denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.

Administration unveils new effort to provide mortgage help for thousands of homeowners

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is unveiling a new program to provide support to state and local housing agencies to provide help to thousands of home buyers and renters.

Construction of US homes rises in July, giving the economy a boost

WASHINGTON — At least the market for new homes isn’t getting worse anymore, and that’s the first step to getting better.

Error threatened hundreds of NYC public housing residents with eviction

NEW YORK — Hundreds of families have been threatened with eviction due to a rent-calculation error at the New York City Housing Authority.

Boise police search rental home, close off part of landfill in hunt for missing 8-year-old

BOISE, Idaho — Police have searched a rental home in southwest Boise and closed off a section of a landfill as they look for an 8-year-old boy who went missing more than a week ago.

Bargain prices, low interest rates and tax breaks make homeownership work for more Americans

For Aaron Carter, a musician who was struggling to fit a drum set, a piano and three guitars into his 600-square-foot apartment in Phoenix, the math on owning a home finally began to work in his favor.

Johnny Depp film has Tucson revisiting historic arrest of ‘public enemy’ John Dillinger

Bank robber John Dillinger might have thought he’d found the perfect hideout in Tucson, Ariz., in January 1934. The dusty city was a far cry from Chicago, where every law enforcer was looking for him.

Treasury secretary grapples with sluggish market _ for his own suburban NY home

NEW YORK — The real estate market’s troubles are hitting close to home for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.