Experts expect this year to be another brutal one for the housing industry, but if you face foreclosure, don’t be swayed by lawyers who say they can save your house by citing robo-signing—where bank employees have signed foreclosure documents without verifying the information that they contain.

Thanks to more people owning an increasing number of portable electronics, consumers often find themselves looking for a USB port as well as an outlet when their devices need a charge.

A record-breaking number of federal disasters were declared in 2011, and if you were a victim, a bright spot is that you can claim a casualty loss as an itemized deduction and reap significant tax savings.

Consumers who are in the market for a new home likely will find something missing—the dining room.

Consumers who are in the market for a used vehicle can get a Carfax history report on it.

Reports of flawed foreclosures continue to roll in.

Consumers who deal with a rodent infestation might have to take care of the problem through the use of traps, because Environmental Protection Agency is cracking down on the sale of rat and mouse poison.

In June, Wells Fargo followed Bank of America, which exited the reverse-mortgage market in February.

PolarPillow doesn’t want you flipping a pillow all night to access the cool side.

A new line of paint by Valspar touts itself as asthma- and allergy-friendly—the first of its kind—but aside from a list of ingredients, there isn’t much else to explain what that means.

Products that are made out of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) soon might arrive in your kitchen, but TPU’s advantages over other plastics are few.

Homebuyers should seek mortgage loans that come from local banks rather than those that are made by mortgage brokers or national banks.

Consumers who don’t enjoy having to wring out used mops by hand have an alternative in Body Action USA’s Spin & Go Pro.