This week in celebrity real estate Yankees' star Derek Jeter relisted his bachelor pad penthouse for $18 million, Meg Ryan is hoping for a buyer for her Bel-Air home and Britney Spears' estate may have finally sold. Derek Jeter relists New York City bachelor pad for $17.

Global real estate markets had a forgettable last year, with prices rising a paltry 0.5 percent, leading to gloomy forecasts for 2012. But over the past five years, prices have registered huge gains.

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

The aftermath of the worst housing collapse since the 1930s continues to take a toll on the American Dream of owning a home.

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage has dipped to near its record low, keeping home-buying and refinancing affordable.