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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

It's the biggest investment most people will ever make. But an increasing number of people are losing their homes to foreclosure in the Houston area. Foreclosures in Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend ...