Marketwatch

More metropolitan areas showed home price increases during the second quarter, the National Association of Realtors said, even though existing-home resales remained below year-ago levels in most states. In the...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that by 2020 there will be 12 million Americans requiring long-term care and it will come at a high price. The...

If you are worried about safeguarding your credit, you may be tempted to sign up for the credit-monitoring services sold by financial companies. But there are more affordable ways to...

It's easy for your kids to chat online. And it's just as easy for predators to chat with your children. On top of concerns about criminal conduct and adult content,...

Heat waves. Droughts. Floods. More infectious diseases and injuries borne of weather extremes. The projected effects of climate change may sound apocalyptic, but public-health scientists say there are ways to...

The chief of the Mortgage Bankers Association has defended the use of subprime loans, saying they've enabled millions of Americans to buy homes and urging that a fix for that...

Toll Brothers Inc. said on May 9 that it doesn't expect to meet its full-year profit outlook and that more stringent lending standards as a result of problems in subprime...

People looking to extract equity from their homes have increasingly been turning to cash-out refinancing, industry observers say. A big reason that people are tapping their equity through refinancing comes...

Brian Diez, a former military man, entered the mortgage business after a career as a stockbroker, figuring the field would offer him an altruistic benefit -- helping families buy their...

Ideally, you will never need to file a homeowner's insurance claim. But if you do, that process will be a lot easier if you avoid some common mistakes, said David...