An underappreciated factor behind the recent gains in the housing market is higher rents.

At 65.4 percent, we may be closing in on a "natural rate" of homeownership for the economy and society.

I recently was accepted to grad school, and my wife and I will be moving from Michigan to New Mexico. We are having a debate as to whether we should buy a home. After I finish my degree, I would like the freedom to leave New Mexico, if necessary, without having to worry about selling a home. My wife doesn't like the idea of paying rent and getting nothing back from it. Any and all advice would be much appreciated.

It's worth learning about reverse mortgages. The homeowner gets access to their home equity without moving.

Regardless of positive spin, the housing picture in the U.S. is less than rosy.

Sad to say, the 19th and early 20th century notion of the democratization of savings became the late 20th century idea of the democratization of credit. It's time to change the focus of public policy.

Today, Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics released a list of 55 U.S. organized according to how cost effective it is to rent a home, rather than buy….

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