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Some New York City residents want a massive public art installation featuring four waterfalls near the Brooklyn Bridge turned off because they say the salt-water mist is destroying a waterfront garden.

Councils could get help to buy repossessed and unsold properties under new plans to be announced by the Government, it has been reported.

Abbey has become the latest lender to announce it was cutting its mortgage rates in a further sign that competition is returning to the market.

Barack Obama is accepting the Democratic nomination Thursday night with a lofty vision for the nation's future that is far easier to articulate than to accomplish.

Bankruptcies in Pennsylvania shot up more than 10 percent over the past year, as a vicious mix of stagnant hiring, mounting credit card debt and rising mortgage payments spurred financial struggles.

House prices continued to fall in August, recording a double digit year-on-year fall for the first time since the 1990s.

Luci Johnson, left, describes her childhood in the Texas White House during ceremonies to commemorate the 100th birthday of her father, former President Lyndon Baines Johnson Wednesday, Aug.

Savvy homebuyers and residents have long taken it upon themselves to do a little amateur sleuthing, checking on the quality of schools, crime rates and whether sex offenders live in the neighborhood.

Now, a law enforcement agency outside St. Louis is providing the public with a new piece of information by identifying where it's finding materials linked to illegal methamphetamine production.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department recently started listing on its Web site addresses where it has seized evidence tied to meth production. The county has one of the worst meth problems in the United States.

By ALAN ZIBEL Wednesday, August 27, 2008 7:45 PM EDT WASHINGTON - Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third ...

Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car. He took it to work during the week, picked up groceries, and loaded up the back with bags of soil at the garden store.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Wednesday 27th August 2008 - 2:05pm Housing associations 'integral' to Lib Dem mortgage rescue plans The Liberal Democrats today unveiled proposals to help ...

U.S. thrifts lost $5.4 billion in the second quarter and set aside a record amount to cover losses from bad mortgages and other loans.

When chef Brian Archibald seeks inspiration for pasta dishes to tantalize appetites zapped by summer heat, he marches out of the kitchen and into his organic garden.

Housing advocates say mortgage financers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are overreacting to a New York law the companies say creates new legal liabilities for investors who buy subprime loans.

Retired homeowners in England and Wales have seen nearly 8 billion wiped off the value of their properties during the early part of this year, research has showed.

The government says U.S. banking profits fell 86 percent in the second quarter, while the number of troubled banks rose to the highest level in about five years.

John McCain adviser Carly Fiorina is offering a new defense of the Republican candidate's ownership of multiple homes , suggesting that it is due to his hard work rather than his wife's money.

Estate agents have urged the Government to review its Home Information Packs , to try to help the troubled property market.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing Tuesday 26th August 2008 - 9:13am Housebuilder Bovis reports 80% slump in profits Housebuilder Bovis Homes said today it was braced for further tough conditions ...

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac soared Monday in a respite from their battering in recent days, while some regional banks saw their stocks sink on worries they could be swept up in the turmoil surrounding ...