Below are the latest real estate news headlines for buyers and sellers.

Beijing's Cooldown Likely to Be Short-Lived
Beijing may see higher vacancy rates and lower rents and sale prices in the months immediately after the Olympics, but property agents expect spaces to be filled eventually because Beijing remains a key city for doing business in China.Read Article
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:46:00 EDT

IndyMac Sheds Retail Mortgage Branches
IndyMac began dismantling most of its business amid heavy losses from mortgage defaults. Shares fell 38%.Read Article
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:31:00 EDT

Property Taxes Irk Homeowners
Homeowners around the country are up in arms over the amount of property taxes on houses that have plummeted in value. Here are some tips on appealing a property-tax assessment.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:52:00 EDT

Mortgage Giants Take Beating
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares dropped to their lowest levels in more than 14 years, as concerns about their capital position increased.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:35:00 EDT

Housing Bill's Tax Credit Draws Criticism
U.S. lawmakers are touting a home-buyer tax credit in a high-profile housing bill before Congress, but critics say it may do little to help consumers amid the mortgage crisis.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:45:00 EDT

Sacramento's 'Blueprint' for Growth
Sacramento has become one of the nation's most-watched experiments in whether urban planning can help solve everything from high gas prices to the housing bust to global warming.Read Article
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:27:00 EDT

The Home Insulation Conundrum
Fiberglass or foam spray? Figuring out what kind of insulation to use in a new house turns out to be a complicated calculation.Read Article
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:22:00 EDT

Buying a Sense of Security for the Home
How would different security companies configure a home with a system, and what would they charge to alert the police about triggered motion sensors? Here's a look at ADT, Brink's, Monitronics and Protection One.Read Article
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:00 EDT

U.K.'s Buy-to-Let Market Struggles
Sales of units built to sell to investors as rental properties are evaporating as financing has become more expensive and difficult to obtain and rents fall. Developers of these buy-to- let properties are getting hammered.Read Article
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:43:00 EDT

IndyMac Sheds Retail Mortgage Branches
IndyMac began dismantling most of its business amid heavy losses from mortgage defaults. Shares fell 38%.Read Article
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:31:00 EDT