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Defaults on commercial real estate accelerate

Owners of shopping malls, hotels and offices are defaulting on loans at an alarming rate, and the commercial real estate market is not expected to hit bottom for three more years. Full story

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Madoff’s former office looking for a tenant

Mortgage rates fall for second-straight week

Potential home buyers skittish, poll shows

Mortgage demand climbs from 7-month low

Foreclosed homes’ pools can be death traps

Big box closures leave big blight across U.S.

Luxury home market hit hard by slump

Foreclosure is a problem for celebrities too

Pending home sales climb in May

Foreclosure help available to more homeowners

Mortgage applications decline

Home prices fall, but trend is easing

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Reclaiming blighted neighborhoods

New-home sales slip, missing expectations

Home sales climb, but at a sluggish pace

Housing market may return to normal in 2012

Obama pushes for less risky home loans

Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘Ennis House’ to be sold

33 metro areas where builders are confident

As rates rise, mortgage applications tumble

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Mortgage mess

Mortgage demand climbs from 7-month low

FBI cites 'rampant' mortgage fraud

Foreclosure help available to more homeowners

Mortgage applications decline

Reclaiming blighted neighborhoods

Obama pushes for less risky home loans

Foreclosures up 18 percent over last year

Personal finance

Large tax bill looms for Jackson estate

It's summertime and the living is stingy, mostly

With effort you can still retire well

Blacks, Hispanics save less for retirement

Answer Desk: Who'll take California IOUs?

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FBI cites 'rampant' mortgage fraud
July 8: The FBI says falling housing prices and rising foreclosures are fueling a huge increase in mortgage fraud, which shows no signs of slowing down. CNBC's Diana Olick reports.

Beware of pools behind foreclosed homes

Housing and unemployment ups and downs

Low appraisals stopping some home sales

New home sales slide

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Latest interest rates

See today's average mortgage rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
30-year fixed	5.30%		5.34%
15-year fixed	4.81%		4.86%
30-year fixed jumbo	6.31%		6.51%
5/1 ARM	4.62%		4.56%
7/1 ARM	5.30%		5.18%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's average home equity rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
$30K HELOC	5.28%		5.06%
$30K home equity loan	8.68%		8.37%
$75K home equity loan	8.68%		8.22%
$50K home equity loan	8.67%		8.23%
$50K HELOC	5.06%		4.80%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's savings rates across the country.

Savings type	Today	+/-	Last week
Money market	1.23%		1.27%
$10K money market	1.24%		1.28%
Six-month CD	1.33%		1.38%
One-year CD	1.69%		1.73%
Five-year CD	2.57%		2.58%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's average auto rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
48-month new car loan	7.29%		7.30%
36-month used car loan	7.75%		7.77%
36-month new car loan	7.13%		7.14%
60-month new car loan	7.37%		7.39%