There is a wealth of information available about choosing, financing and buying your dream home. Below are a few noteworthy news articles about the home buying process and market.

Adopted pets turn into family, neighborhood heroes – USA Today
No one pays it forward better than a rescued pet. Proof? When USA TODAY Pet Talk columnist Sharon L. Peters asked Pet Smart Charities to contact the hundreds of rescue groups on its e-mail list and send her examples of animals that, once adopted, turned into family or neighborhood heroes, more than 200 responded…

How Rising Mortgage Rates Could Boost Home Sales – usnews.com
If you’re in the market for a home, you’re probably feeling pretty calm: Prices are falling, interest rates are low, and there are few other buyers to compete with. You can probably just hang out for awhile and wait for prices to fall some more…

Fewer homeowners underwater in 3Q – Charlotte Observer
The number of homeowners who owe more than their houses are worth fell for the third straight quarter this year. About 10.8 million households – or 22.5 percent of all mortgaged homes – were in that position, called being underwater, in the July-September quarter, housing data firm CoreLogic said Monday. That’s down from 23 percent…

A Less Costly Reverse Mortgage – New York Times
OLDER homeowners who have spent years building up equity may be tempted to cash out through a reverse mortgage. But high fees can make these loans pricey…