The city housing department has signed an agreement to use nearly $10 million from a national foreclosure abuse settlement to demolish 578 mostly derelict buildings and houses in 10 Baltimore communities, in some cases relocating homeowners and renters so entire blocks can be razed.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening. New-home sales increased 2.3 percent ...

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LOS ANGELES — A resurgent housing market, rising home values and steady job gains are helping more U.S. homeowners stay on top of their mortgage payments. The percentage of mortgage holders at least two months behind on their payments fell ...

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Edward Dayhoff Jr. and his wife, Monica Dayhoff, say they were behind on their home mortgage payments when they received an unsolicited phone call from a man who said he worked for an organization that helped homeowners in similar situations, and asked if a law firm could contact them.

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WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices in November extended their steady recovery from the housing bust, rising 7.4 percent compared with a year ago. It was the biggest year-over-year increase in 6½ years. CoreLogic, a private data provider, said Tuesday that ...

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Baltimore is one of 20 U.S. cities to start a new program that aims to distribute $4.5 million in grants for new city homeowners to use as down-payments.

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With all the political talk about reinvigorating and protecting the middle class, the government’s most venerable program for first-time homebuyers — that run by the Federal Housing Administration — may be on the verge of getting a little bit more expensive to use.

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LOS ANGELES — U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process at a slower pace than a year ago, and fewer properties are being repossessed by lenders, new data show. Between January and October, 971,533 homes were placed on the path ...

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LOS ANGELES — U.S. homeowners are doing a better job of keeping up with their mortgage payments, aided by an improving housing market and low interest rates that are making it easier to refinance. The percentage of mortgage holders at ...

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ST. LOUIS — Carol DeVaughan assumed her suburban St. Louis home was simply settling when cracks appeared in the walls. When she noticed huge gaps between her fireplace and ceiling, and that her family room was starting to tilt, she ...

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