WASHINGTON -- It's a mortgage problem that is likely to intensify as homeowning baby boomers by the millions shift into retirement: Though they may have significant financial assets tucked away in retirement accounts, their diminished monthly ...

WASHINGTON -- Thousands of condo unit owners and buyers around the country could soon be in line for some welcome news on mortgage financing: Though officials are mum on specifics, the Federal Housing Administration is readying changes to its ...

WASHINGTON -- It may be the best-kept secret in home real estate: For a couple of hundred dollars, a potential buyer thinking about writing a contract on an existing house can ask for a formal energy audit along with the standard inspection clause...

WASHINGTON -- If you're one of the estimated 11 million homeowners burdened with an underwater mortgage, a new federal policy change could be good news: Starting in June, when you want to do a short sale to shed your mortgage debt load and avoid ...

WASHINGTON -- It's not something that economists routinely track, but it provides a rough sense of what's happening in local real estate markets. Call it the lowball index.

A year ago, according to researchers at the National Association of ...

WASHINGTON -- How do you stack up as a potential mortgage candidate in this year's increasingly tough underwriting environment? Do you have the right stuff -- credit score, debt-to-income ratio, equity or down payment -- to get you through the ...