Mortgage payments aren't the only housing costs crimping budgets - MarketWatch - Wed Oct 8
Much attention has been given to homeowners struggling to make their mortgage payments but other household costs are also hammering both homeowners and renters alike.

Realtors say pending home-sales index up 7.4% in August - at MarketWatch - Wed Oct 8
Despite the credit crunch gripping the U.S. economy, the National Association of Realtors says an index of sales contracts on previously owned homes rose in August from the prior month and from the same month during 2007.

The five key areas where the bailout will hit home for consumers - at MarketWatch - Sun Sep 28
The proposed multi-billion-dollar bailout package is aimed at Wall Street, but how will it affect U.S. homeowners, consumers and savers?

Bailout talks advance as Bush, Democrats turn optimistic - at MarketWatch - Fri Sep 26
Washington bargaining on the bailout package presses ahead, as House Republicans return to the negotiating table and lawmakers said theyâEuro™ll put off a scheduled recess to complete work on the $700 billion package.

U.S. says home prices down 0.6% in July; annual drop is 5.3% - at MarketWatch - Tue Sep 23
Even as Washington debates a massive rescue plan to cure the housing marketâEuro™s ills, the government issues data that show U.S. home values declined by 0.6% in July from June and by 5.3% from July 2007.

Dramatic drop in home values will crimp some retirement plans - at MarketWatch - Wed Sep 17
Home, for millions of Americans, is not only where the heart is. ItâEuro™s increasingly where the retirement account is, too. Yes, home equity, along with IRAs, 401s and Social Security is viewed as one of the most important sources of retirement income to millions of homeowners.

Mortgage rates are lower, but getting a home loan is no easier - MarketWatch - Sun Sep 14
The government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pushed mortgage rates lower, a boon for some home buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance, but it is not automatically going to make home loans easier to obtain.