Headlines highlighting rising foreclosures have a way of stirring up 2008 flashbacks. But the data says not to panic. We’re nowhere near what happened back then. In the first half of 2008, foreclosures were filed on over 1.3 million homes. The first half of this year...

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from. In many places, both sticking points are letting up this...

14 Years Running: Why Real Estate Is Still America’s Favorite Investment Quick gut reaction. Which investment do Americans trust more than stocks, gold, savings accounts, and bonds? The answer hasn't changed in 14 years.  It's real estate. And this year, that...