Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/business/industries/real-estate business Business - Real Estate en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:55 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/business/industries/real-estate http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers ap/20120213/us_romney_secret_bundlers AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:00:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=yN8WAe3vlPZD_cVtvhpFzA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Portland, Maine. Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,” leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite criticism of Fannie Mae by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his campaign accepted nearly $280,000 in donations raised by a registered lobbyist who once represented the government mortgage giant and whose clients now include a private equity firm and the drug company Pfizer.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_el_pr/us_romney_secret_bundlers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120213/capt.9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-9767aac18d394273b301b820e7a7a181-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=yN8WAe3vlPZD_cVtvhpFzA--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks in Portland, Maine. Romney accepted nearly $280,000 in contributions raised by a former lobbyist for Fannie Mae, despite the GOP candidate's blistering criticism of the mortgage giant. Romney and other Republicans haven't identified other so-called fundraising “bundlers,” leaving voters in the dark about who their campaigns are indebted to. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_bear_stearns_settlement ap/20120213/us_bear_stearns_settlement AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:37:39 GMT AP - Two former Bear Stearns executives reached settlements Monday with federal regulators over civil charges they mislead investors about risky mortgage securities when the housing market was collapsing. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks_summary_box ap/20120213/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks_summary_box AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:34:39 GMT AP - ROARING RALLY: In anticipation of the spring home-selling season, the Standard & Poor's homebuilders index has surged 60 percent in four months. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_bi_ge/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks ap/20120213/us_investing_homebuilders_stocks AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:33:13 GMT AP - The housing market recovery hasn't taken off yet, but a rally in its stocks sure has. The Standard & Poor's homebuilders index is up 60 percent since October. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120213/ap_on_go_co/us_countrywide_mckeon ap/20120213/us_countrywide_mckeon AP business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:21:21 GMT AP - Documents detail the terms of a discounted mortgage loan received by U.S. Rep. Howard McKeon from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, according to a published report. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_usa_housing_ads nm/20120213/us_usa_housing_ads Reuters business Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:06:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_usa_housing_ads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120213/i/r3814869604.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=X4YVYlGlTQPSByGzcpSaTQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Sarah Hostetler (C) and her parents Beth and Scott pose in front of their home in Buena Park, California, February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Josh Edelson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler's neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120213/bs_nm/us_usa_housing_ads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120213/i/r3814869604.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=X4YVYlGlTQPSByGzcpSaTQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sarah Hostetler (C) and her parents Beth and Scott pose in front of their home in Buena Park, California, February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Josh Edelson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_us/us_ny_ag_mortgage_probe ap/20120210/us_ny_ag_mortgage_probe AP business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:11:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_us/us_ny_ag_mortgage_probe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.6738bbdcbbed49d5a4d2492519c3aba4-6738bbdcbbed49d5a4d2492519c3aba4-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=uZGY51H3Z10usVmMb8Juow--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="FILE- In this March 18, 2011 file photo, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman answers a a question during a news conference in his New York City office. Although shrugging off the “sheriff of Wall Street” title, Schneiderman stood firm against major banks when he rejected a settlement over the mortgage collapse a year ago, because it shielded them from future investigations (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a lead investigator into the mortgage collapse that wobbled the U.S. economy, hasn't taken the title "Sheriff of Wall Street" that one of his predecessors rode all the way to the governor's mansion.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_re_us/us_ny_ag_mortgage_probe"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120210/capt.6738bbdcbbed49d5a4d2492519c3aba4-6738bbdcbbed49d5a4d2492519c3aba4-0.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=uZGY51H3Z10usVmMb8Juow--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE- In this March 18, 2011 file photo, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman answers a a question during a news conference in his New York City office. Although shrugging off the “sheriff of Wall Street” title, Schneiderman stood firm against major banks when he rejected a settlement over the mortgage collapse a year ago, because it shielded them from future investigations (AP Photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_usa_fed nm/20120210/us_usa_fed Reuters business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:40 GMT Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20120210/us_time/httpswamplandtimecom20120210theforeclosuredealobamaandthebankswinbigwhilehomeownersseemodestrewardxidrssfullnationyahoo time/20120210/httpswamplandtimecom20120210theforeclosuredealobamaandthebankswinbigwhilehomeownersseemodestrewardxidrssfullnationyahoo Time.com business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:45:00 GMT Time.com - Overall, it's a clear win for Obama and Democrats, a qualified win for the banks, and a minor, belated victory for homeowners http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_pianalto nm/20120210/us_usa_fed_pianalto Reuters business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:34:43 GMT Reuters - The housing market is holding back the broader economic recovery now that foreclosures have become "a national crisis," a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke nm/20120210/us_usa_fed_bernanke Reuters business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120210/i/r1237457144.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=M78fq4EPy.9mYmG5Hg0idQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks about housing markets in transition at the International Builders' Show organized by the National Association of Homebuilders in Orlando, Florida February 10, 2012. REUTERS/David Manning (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS REAL ESTATE)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_bernanke"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120210/i/r1237457144.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=M78fq4EPy.9mYmG5Hg0idQ--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks about housing markets in transition at the International Builders' Show organized by the National Association of Homebuilders in Orlando, Florida February 10, 2012. REUTERS/David Manning (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS REAL ESTATE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_hawaii_mortgage_settlement_hawaii ap/20120210/us_hawaii_mortgage_settlement_hawaii AP business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:18:47 GMT AP - Hawaii has joined what's being called a landmark $25 billion federal-state agreement with the nation's five biggest mortgage servicers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120210/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_settlement_west_virginia ap/20120210/us_mortgage_settlement_west_virginia AP business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:19 GMT AP - A settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure abuses includes nearly $34 million for West Virginia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement nm/20120210/us_mortgage_settlement Reuters business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120209/i/r1286072783.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=JrD84_NjQJMBKfWapjCUMg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A view of a house for sale is seen in Los Angeles in this February 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120209/i/r1286072783.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=JrD84_NjQJMBKfWapjCUMg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of a house for sale is seen in Los Angeles in this February 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20120210/us_time/httpbusinesstimecom20120208whatistheshadowinventoryhowmanyhomescouldbeforsalexidrssfullnationyahoo time/20120210/httpbusinesstimecom20120208whatistheshadowinventoryhowmanyhomescouldbeforsalexidrssfullnationyahoo Time.com business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMT Time.com - One factor hurting the prices of homes that are for sale is the enormous number of homes that aren't for sale but that should be http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120210/bs_nm/us_mortgage_settlement_homeowners nm/20120210/us_mortgage_settlement_homeowners Reuters business Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:12:48 GMT Reuters - Crystal Morello's family pleaded for months with their lender for a cheaper mortgage on their family home in Belleville, Michigan. But time ran out last summer, and they left before they were evicted. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120209/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement_california nm/20120209/us_mortgage_settlement_california Reuters business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:45:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120209/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement_california"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120209/i/r3870815120.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zWtoTMejQP.XqqyxM3yB4A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (R) and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (at podium) announce February 9, 2012 in Washington that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general have reached a $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. REUTERS/Gary Cameron" border="0" /></a>Reuters - California's attorney general said on Thursday her state will receive up to $18 billion in benefits under a federal-state mortgage settlement to be announced later today.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120209/ts_nm/us_mortgage_settlement_california"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120209/i/r3870815120.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=zWtoTMejQP.XqqyxM3yB4A--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (R) and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan (at podium) announce February 9, 2012 in Washington that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general have reached a $25 billion agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers to address mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure abuses. REUTERS/Gary Cameron" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_settlement_q_a ap/20120209/us_mortgage_settlement_q_a AP business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:26:04 GMT AP - The mortgage settlement that government officials announced Thursday is intended to help victims of foreclosure abuses that followed the housing bust. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_rates_glance ap/20120209/us_mortgage_rates_glance AP business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:47:32 GMT AP - Mortgage rates for the past 52 weeks, at a glance http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/realestate/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120209/ap_on_bi_ge/us_mortgage_settlement_timeline ap/20120209/us_mortgage_settlement_timeline AP business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:34:06 GMT AP - On Thursday, 49 states reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.