Builder confidence in the new single-family homes market rose by three points to 20 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for November.

The number of homeowners who have delayed selling because of the real estate market has declined slightly in the last 18 months, suggesting the pending supply of "visible" homes is stabilizing.

There is almost a 50 percent chance that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will need a taxpayer bailout, according to a government audit released today.

Home builder Lennar expects to close a $650 million private equity fund for its distressed real estate unit this year and open a second fund in 2012.

Foreclosure filings in Nevada dropped in October, which was the first month of a new state law that mandates tighter foreclosure-processing requirements.

A new change in federal housing policy is affecting the Washington, D.C.-area market.

The nation’s home appraisal system needs a serious overhaul, according to a white paper prepared by appraiser Joan Trice and members of the Collateral Risk Network.

The steep decline in the residential and non-residential building sectors over the past five years has greatly affected gypsum demand.

The housing market has impacted jobs, the economy, and household wealth –– and now, demographics.