Housing

Slow but steady might be the best way to describe the housing market right now. Groundbreaking on new home construction rose 2.3 percent last month, while homebuilder confidence jumped to a six-year high

This week, Fannie and Freddie quietly put out some "clarifying language" that could mean a lot to some beleaguered homeowners in California and in other states.

News that the S&P/Case Shiller home price index is up from last year may be the first solid sign of a long-awaited housing market recovery.

U.S. home prices rose almost a percent in June. What does this mean for the big picture, including employment?

There's no way to estimate the returns on a hug from your son or an afternoon of baking cookies with your brood, but the USDA was able to estimate how much a child takes out of your bank account.

Nationwide, home-building permits are at a four-year high. But coming off the Great Recession, is there a market for luxury homes?

Four years into the housing crisis, abandoned and derelict foreclosures — and the crimes they attract — keep police busy in one Los Angeles neighborhood.

There's word this morning that the Treasury Department is going to revamp its financial relationship with the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.