Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.

Mortgage Giants Take Beating
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares dropped to their lowest levels in more than 14 years, as concerns about their capital position increased.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:35:00 EDT

Housing Bill's Tax Credit Draws Criticism
U.S. lawmakers are touting a home-buyer tax credit in a high-profile housing bill before Congress, but critics say it may do little to help consumers amid the mortgage crisis.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Sacramento's 'Blueprint' for Growth
Sacramento has become one of the nation's most-watched experiments in whether urban planning can help solve everything from high gas prices to the housing bust to global warming.Read Article
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:27:00 EDT

The Home Insulation Conundrum
Fiberglass or foam spray? Figuring out what kind of insulation to use in a new house turns out to be a complicated calculation.Read Article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:22:00 EDT

Buying a Sense of Security for the Home
How would different security companies configure a home with a system, and what would they charge to alert the police about triggered motion sensors? Here's a look at ADT, Brink's, Monitronics and Protection One.Read Article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:00 EDT

With Energy Rights, Money Trumps All
Financial opportunity is outweighing environmental issues for property owners swept up in a land grab by energy companies targeting gas reserves. Rights for deep drilling are fetching as much as $2,500 an acre, or more.Read Article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:19:00 EDT

Finding Foreclosures, Screening Deadbeats
June Fletcher offers her take on two recently launched sites: RentBureau.com, which helps landlords screen tenants and ForeclosurePoint.com, a listing service.Read Article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:08:00 EDT

Start-Up Banks Struggle
Many small banks launched just a few years ago are struggling to become profitable and could be forced to sell themselves.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:51:00 EDT

Mortgage Giants Take Beating
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares dropped to their lowest levels in more than 14 years, as concerns about their capital position increased.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:35:00 EDT

Businesses Taking Less Office Space
Companies are taking less office space, driving down rents in most U.S. markets and giving tenants an edge.Read Article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:24:00 EDT