"Good" is the operative word in the mortgage market these days. Anything else may simply not be good enough, which is why many borrowers are struggling to do a deal.

In a weak housing market, handling the sale of your home without having to pay a realtor allows you to set a more competitive price and stand out in a crowded field.

The number of residential foreclosure filings continues its upward ascent across much of the country, creating a rare opportunity for educated investors to build instant equity.

The Manhattan suburb of Alpine, New Jersey has a median sales price of 3.4 million dollars and, given a recent bidding war, looks immune to the national downturn.

Jumbo mortgages have become hard to obtain in certain markets. Here's a few things you can do to help qualify for a loan and maybe even get a better interest rate.

Homebuilder stocks have staged  a remarkable turnaround in 2008,  despite a torrent of bad news,  but the share prices of many are still closer to the floor than the roof.

Housing slump or not, real estate investment trusts have outperformed stocks over the past three years and are once again benefitting from low rates.

As many homebuilders fall into the red, some are trying to rise above the discount clutter by emphasizing the green credentials of their houses.