Is America about to explode, is it a bubbling cauldron about to erupt? How much more deceit, betrayal, outright perjury from elected officials, media, and talking heads can be tolerated before the insanity becomes the catalyst for an event no one wants? At some point the enemy within shall be checked!

Real estate experts predict the Valley’s years-long housing glut is reaching its end and, as early as this spring, could stun home buyers by transforming into a shortage.

The East Valley’s housing market is sizzling. And despite a bustling construction industry, buyers can’t seem to get enough of either new or existing homes.

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The cookie-cutter homes that dominated the Valley landscape for decades won’t be as common in the future as the real estate market climbs out of the recession and builds new kinds of housing.

When Deborah Kimball’s application for money to pay for home repairs through a city-run program was approved, the Mesa resident thought she and her 4-year-old twin boys had a chance at a better quality of life.

WASHINGTON - The United States' jobs crisis is sending officials into a frenzy seeking answers and leading others to conclude that the present employment picture is actually the nation's new reality.

Three university economists predicted Tuesday the state and national picture will brighten pretty much no matter what happens at the polls in November.

Three university economists predicted Tuesday the state and national picture will brighten pretty much no matter what happens at the polls in November.

LOS ANGELES — The evolution of the U.S. foreclosure crisis is increasingly diverging along state lines.

Home values in the last year dropped more in Arizona than any other state.

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

Text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, as provided by the White House:

A survey shows U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006.

A new study quantifies for the first time the link between energy-efficient homes and mortgage risks, suggesting owners of Energy Star-certified houses are less likely to default on their home loans than members of a control group.

Recovery seems to be on the minds of many these days as the economy continues to shake off the after-effects of the recession. Housing prices and sales are climbing, the unemployment rate is falling and near record-low mortgage rates are bringing potential buyers who had been reluctant to make a move during the housing downturn back into the market.

Existing homes were sold in April at the fastest pace in history as the nation’s redhot housing market just kept getting hotter.

The number of Arizona homes in some stage of the foreclosure process dropped again in September compared to a year ago, although homes actually repossessed by banks rose slightly.

Attorney General Tom Horne is warning Arizona residents to be on the lookout for a mailer that asks for illegal up-front fees to join a national lawsuit.

A new report shows 34 percent of all home sales in Arizona last year involved houses in some stage of the foreclosure process.

Most of us already realize “normal” is relative. Yet, we are only human. And as such, we can scarcely stop ourselves from the very-human behavior of seizing every available opportunity to try to quantify and define the term.

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices rose 9.3 percent in February compared with a year ago, the most in nearly seven years. The gains were driven by a growing number of buyers who bid on a limited supply of homes.