Investor’s Business Daily - Sales of new homes dived last month to the lowest level since records began in 1963 and the median sales price hit a seven-year low, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, suggesting that a housing recovery remains far off.

Reuters - Sales of new homes sank to a record low in February and prices were the weakest since December 2003, showing the housing market slide was deepening.

AP - Buyers of new homes plunged in February to the fewest on records dating back nearly half a century, a dismal sign for an already-weak housing market.

AP - A former New York lawmaker will spend at least four years in prison following his conviction in a Hamptons insurance fraud case.

AP - Fewer Americans bought previously occupied homes in February and those who did purchased them at steep discounts.

Reuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell unexpectedly sharply in February and prices fell to their lowest in nearly nine years, an industry group said on Monday.

U.S. News & World Report - Despite being financially stressed and worried about retirement, homeowners, by and large, continue to see their homes as a roof over their head and not a key financial asset that may improve their retirement prospects

AFP - The US government accused three bankers Thursday with reckless mismanagement that led to the country’s largest-ever bank collapse during the 2008-2009 home loan crisis.

Reuters - The attorneys general for three states have voiced their objection to a proposed settlement with banks related to mortgage servicing and foreclosure abuses.

Reuters - A key Republican in the U.S.