Housing

Marketplace's Alisa Roth looks into the history of the 30-year mortgage.

Question: We are opening a line of credit from our home's equity, some of which we plan to use to pay off our mortgage. The Mortgage is a 20 year…

In Memphis, Marketplace's Jeremy Hobson found that for struggling homeowners, the difference is as simple as black and white.

The housing market got us into this mess. And as more and more Americans have been laid off, office buildings have emptied out. All that hits hard for one profession in particular: architects. Jeremy Hobson reports.

In the midst of all the government efforts to stimulate home buying, here's a surprise: The cost of mortgage insurance backed by the Federal Housing Administration is set to increase this fall. John Dimsdale explains.

The Federal Housing Administration launched a new short refinance program, which would encourage lenders to forgive some debt. But critics say the government should stay out of the housing market.

Tess Vigeland gets an update from Beverly Davis, the woman who was trying to save her house by selling cornbread mix.

Tess Vigeland talks to Paul Kiel of ProPublica about the investigative news organizations series on the government's loan modification program.

As Hurricane Katrina made its way across the Gulf of Mexico five years ago, most people in harm's way evacuated. Tens of thousands of people chose not to return to damaged neighborhoods. But many have made their new lives nearby – as near as the other side of the lake that flooded their homes.