There was one positive of the housing slump: Mortgage interest rates kept going down. Now that the housing market is in the early stages of a fragile recovery, mortgage interest rates are no longer f...

The first-time homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 isn't permanent. It was designed to provide a short-term boost to the housing market. Did it do this? There's some debate on that point, but sprin...

If you've been on the fence about purchasing your first home, the news that U.S. housing prices fell by the largest margin ever during the first quarter of this year might make your decision easi...