Our real estate agents often know more intimate details of our lives than our best friends: our financial health, the state of our marriages, and our psychological wherewithal. But how often do you take a critical look at your realtor?

James Hagerty offers tips for navigating the current U.S. housing market.

Five tips if you're thinking of buying a home for the home buyer credit.

Laura Saunders answers common questions about the extension of the home-buyers tax credit.

Fannie Mae announced a new program that will allow struggling home owners to hold on to their homes as renters.

The demand for affordable-housing tax credits may indicate that the market for credits could be on the road to recovery.

Congress is moving closer to extending the life of a home-buyer tax credit scheduled to expire at the end of this month.

Congratulations. You have been pre-approved for a loan and you found the house of your dreams. It's a foreclosure and you got it for a steal. The purchase contract has been ratified and your ready to close and move in 30 days..or are you?

Lew Sichelman answers reader questions about listing agent issues and the first-time home buyer tax credit.

The homebuyer tax credit is a subsidy homebuyers don't need in this market, says Randall Forsyth.