Going native started as a water-saving measure in western states, but households elsewhere see benefits in sticking to area plants.

A year-over-year drop of more than 30 percent leaves inventories at a supply of more than nine months.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused Angelo Mozilo of approving loans that violated company lending standards for certain borrowers.

At least 5 million African-American households have moved from Northern to Southern states since 1990.

Total volume jumped 4.9 percent last week with most of the gain coming from refinancings, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Inventory has dropped in half from a year ago and well-priced apartments are selling in a week.

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Of those who do plan to buy, two-thirds expect to wait more than two years to do so, according to research by Trulia.

As corporations look to cut back, many are signing leases for less office space.

Experts at the Motley Fool finance Web site argue that home buyers who select properties that aren't overpriced and are in an ideal location are making a good investment.

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Home prices rose in July, though existing-home sales continued their slide following the expiration of the home buyer tax credit.

Some builders are now including in contracts a clause that requires buyers to pay them a 1 percent transfer fee every time the house is sold over the next 99 years.

Many builders plan to purchase land at today's prices in order to increase their profit margins down the road.

Only 32 percent of those who started the federal government's mortgage-relief program have received permanent loan modifications and are making their payments on time.

House flipping is no longer an amateur's game. Rehabbing foreclosed properties is becoming a lucrative business for investors.

As unemployment and mounting foreclosures continue to bind the housing market, analysts fear a slide back into recession.

Jacksonville, N.C. tops the list of USA Today's metro areas with the largest per-capita income gains from 2000 to 2009. See what other cities made the list.

Mortgage fraud rose 17 percent last year after falling the previous two years, as perpetrators turn to falsifying documents and identity theft to get loans.

All veterans affected by the recent oil spill will receive a forbearance to catch up on their mortgages, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.