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Home prices in 20 major U.S. cities rose a better-than-expected 0.5% in May, Case-Shiller said Tuesday. However, analysts warn that it's probably too early to celebrate, as the housing market has a long and difficult road ahead of it.

New-home sales leaped in June by 23.6% from May, to a 330,000 annual rate, but that was aided by a downward revision to May's 47-year-low, to a 267,000 annual rate from the previous 300,000. Inventories fell, but there, too, the news is mixed.

The U.S. real estate market recorded another setback in July: The National Association of Home Builders reported that its Housing Market Index fell to 14 from 16 in June, with builder confidence waning and sales dipping after the expiration of the federal home-buyers tax credit.

Aided by the home buyer tax credit, U.S. existing home sales jumped an unexpectedly large 7.6% in April. But is the real estate market strong enough to stand on its own now that the federal incentive has ended?

April 15 has come and gone, but tackling personal finance questions never ends. Our WalletPop experts remain on hand to answer your burning questions about home, taxes and inheritance. Question: I am a first-time home buyer in this hectic market. I have heard that the first-time home buyers...

So, in the confusion and elation of buying a new home, you put off filing your home-buyer tax credit and now April 15 looms large. No problem, you think, I'll just e-file it. Think again. Although the IRS is gung-ho about electronic filing in most cases, it's requiring the home-buyer tax credit...

The recent extension of the $6,500 federal home buyer tax credit to existing homeowners stands to help the economy, according to a new survey by Coldwell Banker. Only 6% of those 1,000 surveyed said they would splurge -- on shopping or vacations. Though no one wants to appear frivolous in a...