Baby boomers love their real estate. So much that they’re counting on it to help them fund retirement.

Sales of existing homes fell in April, and the price posted the smallest increase in 4

Sales of new homes rose unexpectedly in April to the fastest pace this year, but the level of unsold homes rose to a record high.

The stories keep piling up. In many once-sizzling markets around the country, accounts of dropping list prices have replaced tales of waiting lists for unbuilt condos and bidding wars over humdrum three-bedroom colonials.