New Bankruptcy Fees Coming Dec. 1 – Lawyers, pay attention—correcting a mistake in bankruptcy papers is going to cost you pretty soon.

Stop panicking about recent foreclosure numbers – When RealtyTrac reported that October foreclosure activity was up 15% compared to September, I braced myself, waiting for the inevitable Chicken Little headlines predicting a new foreclosure tsunami, a massive housing market meltdown and quite probably the end of civilization as we know it.

US 30-Year Mortgage Rates Drop to 3.99 Percent – Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to tick down this week, remaining close to yearlong lows.