A new study by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Oregon State University suggests that the U.S. housing crisis that started in 2007 and eventually led to a worldwide financial crisis was triggered by rapidly rising gas prices.

Economic bubbles have a long history - from …

Housingwire.com has an article about the hot housing market in Canada titled "Canada's housing bubble exists, and it's stretched thin."

In this article, it says that the hot housing market in Canada seems all too familiar. More mortgages without down payments, rising home costs without matching rises in income, and …

Are you tired of your home's layout? Bored with its inadequate lighting or outdated fixtures or, simply in need of a little change? Many homeowners across the country are gearing up for their summer renovations; whether you’re just reaching out to builders, finalizing plans, finessing details or stocking away pennies …

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently reported that the National Average Contract Mortgage Rate for the Purchase of Previously Occupied Homes by Combined Lenders, used as an index in some ARM contracts, was 4.08 percent based on loans closed in February.

Beginning this month, FHFA is calculating interest rates …

U.S. house prices were unchanged on a seasonally adjusted basis from December to January, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s monthly House Price Index. The previously reported 0.7 percent increase in December was revised downward to reflect a 0.1 percent increase. For the 12 months ending in January, U.S. …

Pending home sales were down slightly in February but remain notably above the pattern in the first half of last year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, eased 0.5 percent to 96.5 in February from 97.0 …

A simple measure of tightness in a market for owner-occupied housing is the homeowner vacancy rate (number of homes for sale divided by the number either for sale or owner-occupied). Builders are often interested in markets that are tight by this measure, because it indicates prospective buyers will have difficulty …

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that took in more than $1 million by allegedly selling homeowners bogus mortgage relief and foreclosure rescue products, including a scam that falsely promised to get help for homeowners who joined others to file …

Continuing uncertainty in the real estate market has homeowners asking a major question as the market warms this spring—is it smarter to move or to improve? Cost is the driving factor behind home improvement projects again this year, and it's important to choose projects that will provide the biggest return …

NeighborWorks America, an organization designed to increase access to homeownership and safe and affordable rental housing, has announced that $73,870,078 has been awarded to 32 state housing finance agencies (HFAs), 18 HUD-approved housing counseling intermediaries, and 86 community-based NeighborWorks organizations to provide counseling to families and individuals facing the threat …