Property vacancy rates in U.A.E. running sky-high - at MarketWatch - Tue Nov 3
Office vacancy rates in the post-boom United Arab Emirates are sky-high, and the number of empty apartments is also building, reports columnist Ray Beauchemin.

Mortgage rates creep up - at MarketWatch - Thu Oct 29
Mortgage rates edge higher this week as mixed economic signals limited interest-rate moves, Freddie Mac said in its weekly rate survey.

Home-buyer tax-credit refunds delayed for months - at MarketWatch - Mon Oct 26
Thanks to administrative problems and some fraud in the program, the IRS is now reviewing first-time home-buyer tax-credit claims by hand. What does that mean for taxpayers? Get ready to wait.

Fraud found in home-buyer tax-credit claims - at MarketWatch - Thu Oct 22
Auditors find millions of dollars worth of fraudulent claims on tax returns involving the first-time home-buyer tax credit, one of which was filed by a 4-year-old.

Home prices fall 0.3% in August, FHFA says - at MarketWatch - Thu Oct 22
After rising for three months, U.S. home prices fall a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in August compared with July.

Long-term mortgage rates edge higher - at MarketWatch - Thu Oct 22
Long-term mortgage rates followed bond rates higher this week, although the one-year adjustable-rate loan turned lower, Freddie Mac says.

Mortgage demand drops by double digits - at MarketWatch - Wed Oct 21
Mortgage applications drop in the latest week as a big falloff in refinancing activity and a slackening of demand for home-purchase loans weighs on the Mortgage Bankers Association index.