Real Estate

According to the federal government, so far this year more than 2 million acres have been burned by nearly 10,000 wildfires in the United States. The most damaging so far has been the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, which destroyed more than 380 homes. In 2011, more than 74,000 fires...

Interest rates are at historic lows, and the housing market is showing signs of rebounding. Still, many people who want to are unable to get in on the action. But what if that's actually good for them? Here are five reasons why people with damaged credit maybe shouldn't buy a house right now.

Share prices for homebuilders' stocks began rising at the beginning of the year and all but two of the homebuilders we looked at in our value search have doubled share prices in the past 12 months. What's more, all are trading within a percent of or above their consensus target price. But based on...

The Mortgage Bankers Association released its weekly report on mortgage applications this morning, noting a 2.5% decline in the group's composite index compared with last week's total. Applications for refinancing fell 3% (seasonally adjusted), while purchase applications decreased by about 0.8%...

U.S. home prices jumped 3.8 percent in the 12 months ending in July, according to a private real estate data provider. The year-over-year increase is further evidence that the housing market is steadily recovering.

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week and are just slightly above record lows reached earlier this year. The low rates have contributed to a modest housing recovery.

The second-quarter foreclosure report from RealtyTrac was published this morning and at first glance it might seem that sales of foreclosed homes could be an anchor of sorts for the housing market. In the second quarter, 23% of all home sales involved a property in some stage of foreclosure or a...