Home prices

Young buyers boost the market and economy, but not to pre-recession levels.

Higher house prices are often seen as a sign of an improving economy, but they have a downside when incomes don't keep pace.

Do fast-rising interest rates threaten the growing recovery in housing? Experts say prices are still low enough to attract buyers.

Home prices rose 1.2 percent in February and were up 9.3 percent since last year, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index.

The latest home price numbers from the S&P/Case-Shiller Index show the strongest year-over-year growth since 2006.

A new set of beetles is taking North America by storm, and this time the casualty is the lumber industry. What does this mean for home building and other lumber needs in the U.S.?

We’re getting another pulse check on housing later this morning. The numbers on new home sales for August come out today, and they’re expected to be pretty good. How does an uptick in housing affect the job market? Turns out, they are pretty closely linked.

Rising home prices contribute to profits for the bailed-out mortgage lenders. Higher home prices should help the real estate market and homebuyers, too.