Tenant advocates are asking a court to force the mortgage holders on the foreclosed Milbank buildings to repair them. Go to Source

Lawmakers should revive the fight to let troubled homeowners use bankruptcy court to avoid foreclosure. Go to Source

Defaults nearly doubled in March, continuing a troubling trend that threatens to undermine the federal program. Go to Source

An official at JPMorgan Chase said mortgage reductions could reward households for taking on more debt than they could afford and was simply unworkable. Go to Source

The Obama administration’s new antiforeclosure plan improves on the previous one. But it may merely postpone some of the foreclosures it is designed to prevent. Go to Source

Abandoned houses litter some neighborhoods as a result of the housing crisis, but removing them can be difficult and time-consuming. Go to Source

real estate prices have been recovering in some markets, especially in California and Arizona. Go to Source