New York is on the verge of extending laws to protect subprime mortgage borrowers from foreclosure to prime borrowers. Go to Source

A Queens woman who had faithfully paid her mortgage for years lost her job and entered the loan-modification maze. Go to Source

Only a tiny fraction of mortgages have been permanently reduced under a $75 billion program for troubled homeowners. Go to Source

With more gloomy numbers emerging from the housing market, policy makers must determine what other sectors might lead the way out of recession and where to aim resources. Go to Source

When Alice Garvin was forced from her apartment in Crown Heights, the Neediest Cases Fund assisted her with expenses for the move. Go to Source

County officials expect the number of properties sold, now about 450 a week, to triple, slowing the growth of an inventory of 110,000 foreclosures. Go to Source

Day in, day out, Norman Radow deals with the unpleasantries of the real estate mess. He works for lenders to revive developments gone awry. Go to Source

The home builder D. R. Horton said that its quarterly loss narrowed despite a decline in revenue as its inventory write-down costs fell. Go to Source

An effort by the F.H.A. to prop up real estate prices amid rising defaults has put taxpayers at risk. Go to Source

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s quarterly survey found that one in seven homeowners was either late on payments or was already in foreclosure. Go to Source