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Suspicions confirmed: Homeowners in the Northeast pay the highest property taxes in the nation.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/e3kfjb-kVLc" height="1" width="1"/

Homes lost to foreclosure now make up a quarter of the real estate market -- and they're selling at big bargains.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KPSRQMU9nLc" height="1" width="1"/

Home prices have risen for five straight months, but the rate of growth has slowed, according to an industry report released Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/IcV-akR-Tn8" height="1" width="1"/

At the height of the housing boom, millions of Americans treated their houses like ATMs, pulling out money through "cash-out" refis. Today, with millions of mortgages underwater, money is flowing in the opposite direction.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HnL7P_PsqYg" height="1" width="1"/

The upper-middle class lifestyle has many trappings, including the house. Here's what 4-bedroom, 2-bath homes in good neighborhoods cost across the country, according to Coldwell Banker's annual index.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/6x7ZbdK7BQc" height="1" width="1"/

Banks have been ramping up their mortgage modifications, helping out troubled borrowers who can't qualify for President Obama's foreclosure-prevention program. Too bad these homeowners redefault at more than twice the rate.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/4KxNwYtJbDk" height="1" width="1"/

New home sales remain near record lows, coming in unchanged in August.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/HudSe43nggI" height="1" width="1"/

The home-improvement giant is moving to get its house in order.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/sKmK0oGqzVM" height="1" width="1"/

Existing home sales bounced back in August after plunging in the previous month.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/vzF-VlNjYmk" height="1" width="1"/

Unemployed homeowners cannot count jobless benefits as income when applying for mortgage modifications if they have loans backed by Fannie Mae. That could greatly limit their ability to get a long-term reduction in their monthly payments.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/_wMfDgqWMW0" height="1" width="1"/