Starting Oct. 1, the beleaguered housing market will confront the latest hurdle to its recovery: The size of mortgages that the federal government can back will be drastically reduced in high-priced regions.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/K2jS7VTwCdk" height="1" width="1"/

Buy a home on the cheap and flip it for big profits? That dream is all but dead.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/SdOYj2ShhG0" height="1" width="1"/

Home prices in July climbed for the fourth month in a row, but are still down from a year ago.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/-0H5f86DoU8" height="1" width="1"/

Ever dream of having your own reception hall or a dining room that could seat 20 people? These mansions offer lots of living space for less than what it costs to buy a one-bedroom condo in New York.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/RDpRUo8qhoE" height="1" width="1"/

Home buyers are starting to creep back into the housing market, lured by rock-bottom prices.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/3JV_99UqIqs" height="1" width="1"/

You don't have to invest thousands in high-tech insulation or a super-efficient furnace to cut home heating costs. Just sealing drafts could lower your bills 3% to 18%, according to Danny Parker, a research scientist who works with the Department of Energy.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/yheu1xSZmqk" height="1" width="1"/

The tornado season of 2011 will go down as one of the most destructive and dangerous in U.S. history.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/1uymsCSIJCs" height="1" width="1"/

The rancorous debate about how to address our escalating national debt has dominated the conversation in Washington lately. What isn't getting much attention inside the Beltway -- but should -- is a looming event that could have major consequences not only for your home's value but also for the overall economic recovery. Barring last-minute action by Congress, upscale housing is about to take another punch to the solar plexus -- just as it's struggling to stabilize.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/q1Ku_MI_g1w" height="1" width="1"/

Mortgage rates hit yet another record low this week amid ongoing economic concerns both at home and in Europe.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/ArQ2GhR3A6M" height="1" width="1"/

It was with some trepidation that Stephanie Kim and her husband, Brendan, 40 and 42, put their Chicago townhouse on the market in June. While the place was in great shape, prices in their city were off 8% from 2010 -- and of the 30 similar homes in the area listed the previous year, only nine had sold.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/U4KA-mZAnOo" height="1" width="1"/