There's no doubt that owning a home is part of the American dream - a marker in life that shows economic accomplishment and social status. Yet it's also true that even households with great credit are ...

Foreclosures are starting to tick upward across the country. Above: This three-bedroom, two-bath house in the Sunset area sold in December 2017 in a foreclosure. Courtesy of Cinthia Ane’ Real Estate ...

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Foreclosures more than doubled over the past year, thanks in large part to the subprime-lending crisis. And with monthly payments set to increase on 2 million mortgages over the next 18 months, things ...

Experts say that a 2008-style housing crash is unlikely to happen now, if only because lending standards are much tighter than they were prior to the Great Recession. Still, foreclosures are starting ...