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Sales of new homes plunged to the slowest pace on record last month as the hobbled homebuilding industry posted its worst annual sales results in more than two decades.

At age 23 and just out of college, Eliot Kohan was diagnosed with leukemia. He was told he had four months to live. He survived. But he and his wife were left with thousands of dollars in medical bills. Their struggles taught them an important lesson in saving money.

With home foreclosures spiking, the Federal Reserve is taking steps to try to keep some distressed borrowers in their homes.

Sales of existing homes posted an unexpected increase last month, closing out the worst year for the U.S. real estate market in more than a decade on a surprising up note.

Home Depot is cutting 7,000 jobs and closing its 34 Expo Design Centers as the recession continues to batter the U.S. housing market.

Interest rates are falling, but potential borrowers face higher costs.

A landlord was fined nearly $10,000 for removing the toilet and other fixtures from a basement apartment to get his tenant to move out.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of workers lining up for jobless benefits surged last week, while new housing starts and permits hit record lows in December, pointing at an acceleration in the economy's downward spiral.