A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts reinforces what many economists have been saying for some time: the mortgage interest deduction primarily benefits high-income homeowners.

The report charts the geographic distribution of those using the deduction across and within the 50 states. The states with the largest percentages of tax filers claiming the deduction are clustered …

Selling your first home in a buyers’ market? You can get the best possible price if you know how to negotiate.

From truly understanding the market to figuring out what moves prospective buyers, it pays to be part detective, part psychologist and completely realistic.

Here are a series of tips to help you negotiate the best price …

It’s difficult to believe that mortgage interest rates are now officially at the lowest point in history.

Or, at least, the lowest point in history as defined by the Freddie Mac, which has been keeping track of 15-year fixed-rate mortgages since 1991.

In its May 2 survey of national primary mortgage market interest rates, Freddie Mac found that …

Homeowners who endured years of declining home values will discover that the game has changed in their favor this spring. Low mortgage rates are attracting more buyers. And the inventory of homes for sale is shrinking, giving sellers less competition and more control of the situation.

Here are five additional housing trends this spring:

1. If you …