Pending home sales dropped to a new low in March, an industry group said Wednesday, signaling the housing slump has yet to bottom out even as the spring sell season gets under way. ...more

May 8, 2008

Sales of existing homes fell in 45 states during the October-December quarter, with metropolitan areas showing growing weakness, a real estate trade group said Thursday. ...more

February 15, 2008

A growing share of home sales are from foreclosures, especially in states hardest hit by the housing bust. In some parts of California lately, nearly 50 percent of home sales come from foreclosed houses. ...more

February 12, 2008

The number of Americans signing contracts to buy previously owned homes fell more than forecast in December, reinforcing Federal Reserve officials' view that the housing slump won't bottom out until late this year. ...more

February 8, 2008

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate officials say a home is more than the largest financial investment you will make in your lifetime. It's also where you build a life, raise a family, participate in a community and create traditions that last a lifetime. ...more

December 30, 2007

Amid the bleak housing market news is a bit of good fortune for the Tampa Bay metro area: Sales of existing homes here far outpaced those in the state's other metro areas during the first 10 months of 2007, the Florida Association of Realtors reports. ...more

December 29, 2007

Bucking conventional wisdom, a trade group for real estate agents on Monday said the battered housing market is on the verge of stabilizing and inched up its outlook for 2007 and 2008 home sales. ...more

December 11, 2007

Sales of existing homes fell in 46 states during the July-September quarter as the housing market's slump worsened, a real estate trade group reported Wednesday. ...more

November 22, 2007

The weakening dollar has caused many problems for consumers, but it may also be providing the fuel for one unintended - and very welcome - benefit: a rally in the struggling housing market driven by foreign investors. ...more

November 10, 2007

TAMPA - Existing home sales in the Tampa Bay area slid 40 percent in September compared with the same month last year, and the median sale price dropped 11 percent, further signs that the Bay area's housing market remains sluggish. ...more

October 24, 2007