_Economy and Finance

Foreign buyers scooping up U.S. homes By Les Christie October 21, 2011: 5:23 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Hey, wealthy foreigners! Want to live in the U.S.? Buy a home here.

Home prices climb for fourth straight month By Les Christie September 27, 2011: 10:47 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Home prices in July climbed for the fourth month in a row, but are still down from a year ago.

Number of troubled mortgages on rise again By Les Christie August 22, 2011: 11:39 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- In another hit to the beleaguered housing market, a report out Monday found that the number of delinquent mortgage borrowers -- those who have missed at least one payment -- rose during the second quarter.