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U.S. housing starts unexpectedly plunged 11.7% in October to a 519,000-unit annual rate, weighed down by a 47.5% decline in apartment and condo construction. But building permits, a leading indicator of future housing construction, did inch 0.5% higher last month.

Note to sellers: If you really, really want to get rid of your home and buyers aren't biting, try the auction route. It works. And it goes like this: "Who'd like to open up the bid at $100,000? Do I see $100,000? Over there! Who wants to bid $125,000?" Yes, just like the movies. At an auction...

Nicolas Cage bid adieu to another mansion Wednesday -- after no one bid for it in a foreclosure auction. His Bel-Air, Calif., Tudor estate went on the block starting at $10.4 million, a measly sum given that the "National Treasure" star had asked for $35 million when he put it on the market, the...

Calculators may sound so junior high, but free mortgage calculators are actually highly sophisticated online tools that can help you save big money on your home loan. Some free mortgage calculators are simple -- you just input your mortgage amount, length of loan and interest rate to get a general...