Mortgage rates are prepped to make big moves in the next 36 hours. Is it time for you to call in your rate lock?

The government is confirming what the private sector has already shown -- home values are on the rise.

For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent.

For homeowners everywhere, the change of season is a well-timed, "preventative maintenance" reminder.

Despite the lowest mortgage rates of all-time, home buyers are slowing the pace at which they're buying homes.

The most recent Case-Shiller Index shows a 0.9% rise in home values from June to July 2011. Home values were higher in 17 of the 20 tracked cities.

According to the Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slid for the fourth straight month in August, easing 2 percent from July. On a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, home buyers bought 295,000 newly-built homes last month.

According to the National Association of REALTORS®, Existing Home Sales rose 8 percent in August.

With the change of season, it's a good time to make sure your home's gutter system is clean and well-functioning.

Single-Family Housing Starts fell for the second consecutive month, dropping to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 417,000 units in August 2011.

Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged within its current target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.

The Federal Open Market Committee adjourns from a two-day, scheduled meeting today, the sixth of 8 scheduled meetings this year, and the seventh Fed meeting overall. Mortgage rates will be volatile.