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

Housing Slump Blamed as Home to Shut Doors
The publisher of Home said it is pulling the plug on the struggling magazine. The downturn in the real-estate market has cast doubt on reader and advertiser appetite for "shelter" publications that tell people how to spruce up their homes.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:39:00 EDT

FDIC Unveils IndyMac Plan
The FDIC unveiled a plan to help borrowers of failed thrift IndyMac in order to keep consumers in their homes and limit the government's potential losses.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:13:00 EDT

Debt Costs Stoke Fears for Freddie
Freddie Mac was forced to offer unusually rich terms in a $3 billion auction of its debt, fueling concerns about a possible bailout for the mortgage giant and its sibling, Fannie Mae.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:32:00 EDT

Wachovia Unloads Troubled Loans
A venture headed by LandCap is buying $40 million in troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:13:00 EDT

Housing's Chill Hits Apartments
The specter of job losses is beginning to take a toll on apartment buildings as would-be renters are doubling up in apartments or moving in with friends and families.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:27:00 EDT

Housing Downturn Hits Home Depot
Home Depot's profit fell 24% on lower sales as the home-improvement retailer struggled to sell big-ticket items. (Home Depot conference-call transcript)Read Article
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:10:00 EDT

Mortgage Securities Stir in U.K.
Alliance & Leicester, a British bank, sold about $745.7 million of high-quality bonds backed by home loans this week in a rare sign of life in the market for mortgage securities.Read Article
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:48:00 EDT

Here's Donald, to Assist Ed McMahon
Donald Trump is negotiating a deal that would allow Ed McMahon to avert foreclosure and remain in his Beverly Hills, Calif., home.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Japan Developers' Woes Grow
Japan has seen a raft of property developers go to the wall this year as banks have refused to refinance their loans. Analysts say the bankruptcy filings are likely to set off a vicious cycle that will weigh on the sector's shares in the coming months.Read Article
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:02:00 EDT

Skyline Gets Facelift Ahead of Asian Games
Ultramodern skyscrapers, new stadiums and a 610-meter-high television and sightseeing structure are in the works in Guangzhou, China's manufacturing hub, as it prepares to host the Asian Games in 2010.Read Article
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:48:00 EDT