Corvallis, Ore.

Slideshow: Top 10 Housing Markets for the Next 10 Years

• The New Home Buyer Tax Credit: 7 Things You Need to Know
• 8 Simple Steps to a Higher Credit Score
• 6 Ingredients of Strong Housing Markets

Real Estate: Mortgage

Interest Rates, Congress, and Your Mortgage

The Fed cuts rates, but mortgages get more expensive.

• A Sign of Hope for the Housing Market
• When a Mortgage Overwhelms, Change the Terms
• Bush Mortgage Fix is Really an Insurance Policy
• More on Mortgages

Real Estate: Housing Market

The Housing Bust: A Statistical Portrait

How a fast-changing market swamped the economy.

• The Haunted Housing Market
• Bond Guru Bill Gross on the Housing Crisis
• Upscale Builder Toll Says Buyers are 'Hiding'
• More on the Housing Market

Real Estate: Buy or Sell?

Time to Purchase a House?

Don't try to predict the bottom before buying.

• 4 Smart Moves for Getting a Great Deal on a House
• 5 Tips for Selling a House in a Slow Market
• 6 Secrets of Internet Home Buying
• More on Buying and Selling

Real Estate: Foreclosure

3 Key Ways to Buy Foreclosed Properties

It's not as easy as the infomercials make it look.

• Project Lifeline Really Project Band-Aid
• Talking with a Foreclosure Guru
• How to Not Lose Sleep Over Buying a Foreclosed Home
• More on Foreclosures

Real Estate: Rent

Rent - Don't Buy - Your Home

Renting has its virtues in this economy.

• It's Not Just Owners
• Moving Back with Parents Takes Planning
• Finding an Apartment on Craigslist: 5 Tips
• More on Renting

Real Estate: Remodel

Can't Sell? Then Try These Affordable Remodels

Quick fixes can make a big difference.

• 5 Remodeling Projects for Under $10,000
• Remodel That 1960s-Era Colonial