Title: msnbc.com: Real estate
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Pending home sales rise 5.2% in July
The number of buyers who signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes increased in July but remained well below last year's levels, a sign that demand for housing remains weak.
Builders of N.Y. mosque face financial hurdles
The developers planning to build a $100 million Islamic center near the World Trade Center site are nearly a quarter-million dollars behind on real estate taxes and late fees.
Homeowners feel stress of life 'underwater'
A broad swath of homeowners ? those not headed for the worst-case scenario of foreclosure ? are nonetheless grappling with the impact of lost home equity.
Banks to allow local groups to buy foreclosures
Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors.
Ever so humble, but housing is more expensive
You look back 10 years, what did you get? A little bit cleaner and deeper in debt. With apologies to Tennessee Ernie Ford, that?s a brief synopsis of how U.S. home life has changed during the past decade.
Mortgage applications rise 2.7% on low rates
Mortgage applications rose 2.7 percent last week as more borrowers took advantage of the lowest rates in decades to reduce their monthly loan payments.
Burst of buying drove up June home prices
Home prices rose in June for a third straight month as now-expired tax credits inspired a burst of home-buying.
Administration undecided on housing credit
The Obama administration has not decided whether it should resurrect a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said.
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Foreclosure trims number of underwater homes
Foreclosures are helping to thin the ranks of U.S. homes with mortgages that exceed what the properties are worth, new data shows.
One in 10 mortgage holders faces foreclosure
One in 10 American households with a mortgage was at risk of foreclosure this summer as the government's efforts to help have had little impact stemming the housing crisis.
Empire State Building to get new, tall, neighbor
The Empire State Building's owner has lost his bid to stop a new skyscraper from rising in the neighborhood.
New home sales hit slowest pace on record
Sales of new homes dropped sharply last month to the slowest pace on record, the latest sign that the economic recovery is fading.
In weak housing market, can sellers stand out?
Msnbc.com asked real estate agents in several markets for five tips to sell your home in a sluggish market.
Recent mortgage modifications seem to help
Borrowers who had their mortgages modified recently are faring better than those who had them altered earlier in the housing crisis.
Sales of existing homes plunged in July
Sales of previously occupied homes plunged last month to the lowest level in 15 years, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades and bargain prices in many areas.
Empire State Building wants no competition
The owner of the Empire State Building says the height of a proposed tower near the iconic skyscraper would forever alter the skyline of New York City.
Cozy homes by the sea just snapped up
Summer is still in full swing and the homes in this edition of Closing Costs let you enjoy every second of it.
Mortgage fraud thrives in good and bad times
The house on the 53rd block of South Wood Street in Chicago's Back of the Yards doesn't look like a $355,000 home. There is no front door and most of the windows are boarded up.
48 percent leave Obama mortgage-aid program
Nearly half of homeowners seeking help from the Obama administration's flagship effort to help those at risk of foreclosure have fallen out of the program.
