Though the pace of home sales picked up last month as the economy and job market improved, home prices have yet to show any meaningful turnaround.

Sales of previously owned homes surged in January to the fastest pace since May 2010 in another sign that the housing market is slowly making some headway against its longest dip since the Great Depression.

TODAY Money expert and msnbc.com senior writer John Schoen joined us for a live web chat Wednesday to talk about the housing market.

The movers and shakers of the movie-making industry have checked off most of the red-carpet events this awards' season: Critics' Choice Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and Golden Globes. Next up? The granddaddy of 'em all: The Academy Awards.

The former home of the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics is exactly the color you would expect: A soft shade of light pink. Mary Kay pink, to be exact.

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.

By Zillow staff Start the moving trucks.

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage held steady at a record low for a third straight week, offering more incentive to those looking to buy a home or refinance.

Construction of single-family homes cooled off slightly in January after surging in the final month last year. But a rebound in volatile apartment construction kept builders working.

The careworn house not far from Santa Monica Boulevard resembles millions of other homes that have been foreclosed on since the calamitous U.S. housing crash four years ago.

If you?re looking for some real estate in the Orlando, Fla., area, there?s a 90,000-square-foot mansion in Windermere that might interest you.

For the fifth consecutive month, homebuilders are feeling upbeat about prospects for the market in single-family homes, offering another positive signal for the housing industry.

In 1886, Bangor, Maine, embraced the legend of Norumbega, when eccentric inventor Joseph Stearns built his tribute to the fabled city: An enormous stone castle sitting on the coast of Camden.

When they saw the house on El Dorado Drive in this Los Angeles suburb being painted a startling orange and green and giant billboards hung on the outside, Scott and Beth Hostetler's neighbors were initially angry and confused. Some even considered calling the police.

With their musical achievements crafted in attics, basements, bungalows, Victorians, Jersey cottages and Hollywood mansions, the legends of pop, folk, alternative, rap and rock have shown that home may not be where the heart is, but it's definitely where the art is.

Pssst. Hey, buddy! Wanna buy the Empire State Building? It's an old joke, at least among New Yorkers, but it will soon have a bit of the ring of truth to it.

Many Americans still are holding off on buying homes in some of the country?s most expensive cities. While home prices fell 23 percent on average in the largest cities since the housing crisis began, for many home buyers the drop was not enough

By Erika Riggs, Zillow You might think celebrities are immune to the pains of a troubled real estate market, but they face the same frustrations selling their homes as the rest of us.

The hottest acts in the music business earn their pay by living in the recording studio or on the road. But even pop stars need a place to call home every once and awhile. Here are some of theirs.

The Utah home former GOP presidential contender John Huntsman Jr.'s father built is on the block. This is no ski cabin. It's more like the whole chalet.

The architects of the joint state-federal mortgage releief plan believe it would be better for homeowners to get a partial deal than nothing at all, according to sources close to the talks.

Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.

NFL stars past and present are not exactly hurting when it comes to palatial digs big enough to host the neighbors Super Bowl Sunday. Which one of these guys would you like to score an invite from?

They say you can't take it with you when you die, but that's not necessarily true for the wealthiest Americans ? like Donald Trump.

While building their home goods business, Richard and Victoria MacKenzie-Childs also repaired a 1790s farmhouse. Now the 42-acre, whimsical, property is for sale.

There was fresh data from the government Tuesday showing that the American dream of owning a home is fading fast.