Research Briefs

By Terry Ross.

By Michele Lerner. Unfortunately, a history of paying your mortgage on time isn't enough to qualify you for a refinance.

By Adam Nagourney. After nearly five years of brutal economic decline, government retrenchment and a widespread loss of confidence in its future, California is showing the first signs of a rebound.

By Jeff Collins.

By Adam Nagourney. After nearly five years of brutal economic decline, government retrenchment and a widespread loss of confidence in its future, California is showing tentative signs of a rebound. There is evidence of job growth, economic stability, a re

By Alan Zibel. Could the talks to avoid the "fiscal cliff" place the popular mortgage-interest deduction in the cross hairs?

As Congress looks for new sources of revenue to deal with the looming "fiscal cliff," a popular ingredient of the American dream could be on the chopping block.

By Steve Yoder. Five years and 16 million foreclosures after the 2008 housing crash, most Americans have not lost faith in real estate.

By AnnaMaria Andriotis.