For a while, the real estate market was the top priority of media outlets as it became apparent that it was at the heart of the financial collapse. As the initial wave of coverage subsided, real estate took a back seat to health-care reform and the well-publicized public outcry over the practices of...

President Obama and prominent lawmakers met yesterday in an attempt to reconcile a healthcare bill that has dominated headlines and national politics for over a year. And when lawmakers aren’t debating healthcare, their attention has been turned to job creation. Unemployment numbers, countries fac...

While news of substantial third-quarter GDP growth and a slowing of new unemployment filings is a good sign for the overall economic recovery, there are still areas that remain decimated by the financial collapse. No sector continues to struggle as much as residential real estate, with new home cons...