Real estate

News that the S&P/Case Shiller home price index is up from last year may be the first solid sign of a long-awaited housing market recovery.

A federal judge said the Tennessee Valley Authority is liable for the big sludge spill at its power plant near Knoxville a few years back. Millions of tons of coal ash spilled out of a man-made lake and blanketed nearby rivers and land.

A long-time real estate agent in New Orleans talks about the strides made and the challenges being faced in the housing market there.

Your friends and you have been through a lot together -- but do you think you can buy a house with them?

Buying into the American Dream? Renting for life? For younger people, home ownership is less cut-and-dry than it was a generation ago.

A study suggests that homes certified as environment-friendly do sell at a premium. But in terms of choosing which home to buy, it's still location, location, location first.

Empty nesters with money to spend are fueling something of a boom in Florida's vacation home market.

Housing starts, as they're called, were up 2.6 percent last month, and compared with last April, home construction was up almost 30 percent.