In a competitive market, home buyers have to make big decisions fast. There's no time to deliberate when other interested buyers are...

ATTOM Data Solutions keeps a quarterly record of how affordable it is to buy a house based on monthly homeownership expenses for a...

The S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index has been tracking home prices for decades and is among the most closely followed measures of US...

Home buyers got a bit of a break in May, according to new numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA tracks mortgage payments...

The number of contracts to buy homes signed in May fell 2.1 percent from the month before, according to new numbers from the National...

Coming up with a down payment can be an obstacle for some buyers, especially in the aftermath of pandemic-era price increases. Buying a...

Each month, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases an outlook covering its expectations for the economy and housing...

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show the inventory of homes for sale was up another 6.7 percent in April, pushing...

Most people are familiar with at least a few of the upfront costs of buying a home. Very few, for example, will be surprised to find out...

When inventory's tight and the market's competitive, you don't see many price cuts on listed homes. Only in cases where a home has issues...

A new survey from the National Association of Home Builders found that a majority of respondents know what the housing market's main...

The typical home buyer doesn't pay much attention to fluctuating lending standards or the number of available loan programs. They aren't...

The housing market was good for home sellers before the pandemic and became even better after it. The number of homes available for sale...

The combination of rising mortgage rates and continued price increases have made buying a home more challenging over the past year or...

Square footage isn't always the best way to measure a home's value. The price for two homes with the exact same square footage can be...

How many homes there are available for sale affects both home buyers and sellers. For buyers, climbing inventory is good news and means...

Each month, Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases an outlook detailing its expectations for the housing market and...

The number of signed contracts to buy homes can be a good indicator of where home sales are headed. After all, there are several weeks...

When you own a home you're responsible for everything from the front lawn to the furnace. It's your job to keep things maintained and...