Low real-estate prices—and sweet tax breaks—may make buying a condo preferable to student housing.

Dane County's housing market is starting to show real signs of life, even well shy of the traditional height of sales in the summer.

A developer pleaded guilty in US District Court for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme related to multiple condominiums sales in Massachusetts. Robert H. Odimegwu, 43, was convicted Thursday in federal court after admitting to 17 counts of wire fraud and money laundering related to the scheme, the US Attorney’s Office said. He faces decades in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of wire ...