Two-month extension would be funded by tacking extra fees onto Fannie and Freddie mortgages

RealtyTrac released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for 2011 today, which shows that November foreclosure filings were down 3 percent from October and down 14 percent from November 2010.

Congress and the Obama administration are considering having mortgage-finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac foot the bill for the proposed extension of the payroll tax cut

On Tuesday, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) announced the full membership of its Housing Commission. Over the course of the next year, the Housing Commission will put together a package of realistic policy recommendations that will address the future

The U.S. housing industry scored a victory after the House and Senate voted to raise the size of mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration to $729,750.

There is almost a 50 percent chance that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will need a taxpayer bailout, according to a government audit released today.

Foreclosure filings in Nevada dropped in October, which was the first month of a new state law that mandates tighter foreclosure-processing requirements.

A new change in federal housing policy is affecting the Washington, D.C.-area market.