A Psychological Bubble for Homeowners
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According to a survey released earlier this week, denial is precisely what appears to be at work in the minds of many homeowners across the United States.
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The American Dream of home ownership may not be quite as dreamy as it once was. Sky-high prices, risky mortgages, and job instability have made home buying a bigger investment than it used to be. For some folks, it's an investment not worth making.
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Growing numbers of people are being squeezed out of the housing market, researchers have concluded.
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There's an anxious face-off between sellers and buyers of homes as expectations of big profits fade
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"House Lust: America's Obsession With Our Homes" (Currency, 272 pages, $24.95), by Daniel McGinn: Despite the nation's housing slump, Americans love homes.
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An Associated Press analysis of new census data provides insight into the reasons for the slumping housing market: Since 1990, homeowners have faced a growing gap between their incomes and the price of their homes.
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A new study finds that more Americans are using the Internet to find a place to live, thanks to the greater wealth of home listings and other real-estate information online.
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An idea to make it easier to purchase a house, and another idea to make it easier to pay rent.
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Adopt a "do nothing" attitude toward the real estate market.
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By Matt Glynn  Home shoppers can be excused if they feel deja vu when they walk into a home for sale.  Thanks to an explosion of technology tools, prospective buyers can "tour" a home before they pull into the driveway to check it out.
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Probing the depths of spending psychology.
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If your brain is in a free-association mood, and you tune in âThe Dying Fields,â a âWide Angleâ installment tonight on PBS about farmers in India caught in a debt nightmare, you may find yourself thinking at first of Americaâs mortgage mess.
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Whether you're a home seller, owner or buyer, by this point you've got to be feeling a little rattled. The bad news about the housing market seems never ending: Foreclosures have more than doubled over the past year.
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Some aggressive ways to buy a house can burn you later.
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WITH economists holding mixed views on the future course of interest rates, homebuyers face difficult choices when trying to decide which type of mortgage to go for.
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Weak housing market hurting demand for power tools.
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Many homeowners who raise money against the value of their house spend it on home improvements, a survey says.