Our weekly survey of real-estate news from across the Web takes a look at New Orleans as homeowners struggle to rebuild, sagging sales in Florida and California, and neighborhoods where real-estate is still hot in Silicon Valley and Hilton Head, S.C.

Potential home sellers are anxiously watching housing statistics go from bad to much, much worse. But there's one spot where it's still a seller's market: negotiating with your agent.

The boom in housing has left many policies short on the cost of rebuilding. Here are three key questions to ask before renewing your plan.

A million-plus U.S. citizens own vacation residences across the border, reports the National Association of Realtors. We take a look at three properties on the market -- one on the Baja peninsula, another on the Mexican Riviera and the third in Punta Mita.

As the housing market slows builders are heading to the auction house to unload newly built properties. The process has its drawbacks, but buyers can find deep discounts.

Just last summer, developers competed with their own early buyers to sell out projects. But as new-home inventories rise and prices stagnate, it's a different picture. Builders want these people's business -- which means deals can be had, but there are also risks.