A vast "shadow inventory" of foreclosed homes that banks are holding off the market could wreak havoc with the already battered real estate sector, industry observers say. Lenders nationwide are ...

It’s hard out there for home buyers, with inventory shrinking, prices rising and 30-year mortgage rates at 21-year highs. Competition for turnkey homes is especially stiff, pointing a swath of buyers ...

The number of homes receiving a foreclosure notice fell in November. Dec. 10, 2009 — -- A surging home foreclosure rate across the U.S. means only one thing to Jeremy Burgess: financial ...