mortgages

More than 7.5 million homeowners spend at least half of their income on housing; 19 million are above 30%.

That's 53% of all homeowners with mortgages. No wonder Americans feel strained.

Some mortgage experts suggest that you should avoid moving unless you expect to stay in the new home for at least seven years.

Buyers are finding themselves caught up in the competition and bidding at housing auctions and getting carried away.

Credit union mortgages are not typically marketed through brokers, yet they have grown increasingly attractive in recent months.

Zero-down mortgages are fading as lending rules tighten. If you lack the cash to get into that new home, consider these 12 options along with some buying strategies.

Fannie and Freddie increased the fees they charge lenders for many loans, effectively bumping up interest rates for many borrowers who have marginal credit.

A new service essentially offers a cash advance on the home, in exchange for the owner’s promise to share in the home’s future appreciation.

Rates on 30-year mortgages remained unchanged for the second consecutive week as this week brought a mixed bag of economic readings.

Identity thieves are scheming to defraud people with good credit by tapping into their home equity.

They own or guarantee $5 trillion worth of mortgages­ - nearly half of all the country's outstanding home loan debt - and they're crashing.

Big time.