Exposed interior brick can add a nice, decorative touch to your home, but cleaning brick can be a challenge. Here's how to do it the right way.

Will your home gain value over the next 12 months? Nobody can know for sure, but should recent housing trends continue, there's concrete reason for optimism.

The Federal Reserve has released the minutes from its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. December's Fed Minutes shows Fed members with a positive, cautious, take on the economy.

Consumer spending continues to rise nationwide, fueled by jobs growth and a rosier outlook for the U.S. economy. Unfortunately for mortgage rate shoppers, it may also lead to higher mortgage rates later this week.

Starting soon, nearly all home buyers and refinancing households nationwide will pay higher mortgage loan fees. Congress has made it law.

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Adjustable-rate mortgages are a relative bargain as compared to fixed-ones.

If you're floating a mortgage rate, or have yet to lock one in, today may be a good day to call your loan officer. Friday morning, the government releases its Non-Farm Payrolls report at 8:30 AM ET.

As the new year begins, there are no shortage of stories telling us what to expect in 2012.

The process of cleaning an oriental rug is different from cleaning plain carpet. Here's how to do it.

Low home prices and mortgage rates have combined to push home affordability to record levels nationwide. Home buyers are taking advantage.

The government confirms what the private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported yesterday. Nationwide, average home values slipped in October.