Time for investors to foreclose on troubled lender Fannie Mae - at MarketWatch - Thu May 8
BOSTON -- When Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage company, announced a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and another planned cut to its dividend this week, the stock immediately had a nice little pop, picking up 9%.

House passes far-reaching housing legislation - at MarketWatch - Thu May 8
WASHINGTON -- Despite veto threats, House lawmakers on Thursday passed far-reaching housing legislation in an effort to alleviate problems from a housing market turned sour.

Little pressure on U.S. mortgage rates as housing stays weak - at MarketWatch - Thu May 8
Mortgage rates remain below their year-ago levels, though most were steady on a weekly basis.

The week's top news and analysis, April 28-May 2 - at MarketWatch - Fri May 2
In a week furnished with Buffett bookends, there was no shortage of news, and around that news swirled contradictions, confusion and a continuing come-down in consumer confidence.

Market anomalies skew home-price data, providers agree - MarketWatch - Thu May 1
Commonly cited measures of U.S. home prices are overstating the degree to which the vast majority of AmericansâEuro™ home values have declined in the last year, producers of two of the most widely tracked indexes acknowledged this week.

Foreclosures squeeze renters too as affordability ebbs: study - at MarketWatch - Wed Apr 30
The rise in foreclosures isnâEuro™t just affecting homeowners, itâEuro™s also putting pressure on renters, according to a report released Wednesday by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

U.S. Feb. OFHEO home prices rise 0.6% - at MarketWatch - Tue Apr 22
WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices rose 0.6% in February from the prior month, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight reported Tuesday.