Demand for corporate sale-leaseback real-estate transactions is picking up across the U.S. But a scarcity of buyers and low bids mean fewer deals are actually getting done.

The U.K. housing market shows signs of improvement and developers are looking to acquire land again, but economists say a sustained housing recovery remains far off.

Private real-estate developer Opus is facing the biggest crisis in its history, showing how the recession is humbling even companies once regarded as well-managed.

A Hong Kong developer is getting ready for a U.S. road show to raise $1 billion to buy distressed apartment buildings in China, but the company's fund-raising team appears pessimistic about its chances here.

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Today we entertain another question from our Sequim and Port Angeles readers in our continuing series of Q&A with retired real estate attorney, author, and now real estate broker Chuck Marunde. Chuck is the Broker of Sequim & Port Angeles

Many American homeowners with mortgage loans will let their homes become if their negative equity reaches $100,000, according to a study conducted by business and management researchers at the and .

The federal government has asked 25 of the biggest mortgage finance companies in the country to expand and intensify their home loan modification programs in order to help more distressed homeowners .

The number of is still rising in the city of , the county seat of and the economic center of California's most productive agricultural region.

The land bank concept can be used as a way to manage foreclosure home inventories, according to community advocates.

The program needs to make a bold move now before millions more of foreclosures clobber the whole country again, according to housing analysts and economists.

has launched a video on YouTube to instruct distressed homeowners on how they can accelerate the processing of their loan modification or loan refinancing applications under the Obama administration's prevention program.

Come July 15 to 18, cities throughout Michigan, and should expect to see a rush of home buyers and investors hoping to purchase discounted properties on auctions set up by Hudson and Marshall, a company.