These are the five most affordable major metro areas in the nation for homebuyers and five markets where home prices are least affordable.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/BRx3QtY0R3g" height="1" width="1"/

New home construction ticked higher in July, but indications of future building were weak, the government said Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/oHBUcioi_YA" height="1" width="1"/

If you're getting a mortgage in New York, bring a fat checkbook to the closing table: Closing costs there are the highest in the nation, according to a survey by mortgage website Bankrate.com.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/j3N-H1pGwHw" height="1" width="1"/

The Federal Reserve Board issued new rules Monday to protect consumers from abusive mortgage lending practices.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/IKhTYmoBIXU" height="1" width="1"/

It appears even the bright spots of this tired economy are still working against heavily indebted homeowners. Mortgage rates have hit new lows nearly every week, but many borrowers are still unable to take advantage of them.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/KdpzcO5ms3s" height="1" width="1"/

Mortgage rates continued to decline this week, plunging to the lowest level in decades, according to surveys from Freddie Mac and Bankrate.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/up52sEJ9Gz8" height="1" width="1"/

The latest foreclosure numbers carried a mixed message: They're up 3.6% from the month before but down 9.7% from 12 months earlier.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/qTcwhAuxnTo" height="1" width="1"/

Shelved plans for that $50,000 kitchen remodeling until the economic recovery actually starts to feel like a recovery?img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/liRfUUuRVJg" height="1" width="1"/

More than 20% of the nation's mortgage borrowers owe more than their homes are worth.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/62eJNMd4u70" height="1" width="1"/

Fannie Mae says that its financial condition has vastly improved over previous quarters, but the mortgage finance company still requested more government assistance.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_realestate/~4/Jx1soQS2spk" height="1" width="1"/