Remember the classic Ronald Reagan line, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” Well, those in the real estate business are probably going to be saying it often around the water cooler in the coming months.

Are you enjoying the historically low interest rates? Many people are and it is a saving grace in a weak housing market. All this may change in part because how the Obama administration is treating General Motors and Chrysler.

the monthly cost of homeownership has fallen 43% from the peak in this housing cycle, according to research released this week by John Burns Real Estate Consulting,

Rates on conforming mortgages fell again this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hitting a record low of 4.78% for the week ending April 2, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey results released Thursday.

Will anyone buy all the debt the government is issuing to pay for its bailout programs? If not, interests rates on a whole host of things could jump.