In order to buy a house, you need a mortgage. To get a mortgage, you need to be approved for a loan. That means having a lender look at...

Fannie Mae's monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index surveys Americans and asks them for their perception of the housing market and...

Unless you're buying a newly built house, you're going to be shopping for home that is likely decades old. That can mean charm and...

The best way to get a feel for whether or not a home for sale fits your needs is to see it in person. Nothing beats actually walking...

Home prices had already been increasing by the time the pandemic started. After it began, though, prices shot up even faster than before....

The housing market is in transition. Conditions are changing quickly and that can be scary for prospective home buyers. But while the...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell last week for 30-year fixed-rate...

The low supply of homes for sale has been the housing market's primary issue for years now. That's why an unexpectedly positive report...

For home buyers, affordability is always a top concern. That's why news of home price increases and rising mortgage rates has some buyers...

These days, most buyers start their home search online. In fact, according to one analysis, 97 percent of recent home buyers used the...

New data from the National Association of Realtors shows sales of previously owned homes fell in May. Existing home sales were down 3.4...

You can certainly buy a home without thinking about your budget, but it's not advisable. Without a clear understanding of what you'll be...

Home builders are a good gauge of where the housing market is headed. After all, their business depends on being able to tell when and...

The standards lenders use to determine whether or not a borrower is approved for a mortgage aren't fixed. There are times when it's...

The number of homes for sale has been lower than normal for years now. Home shoppers looking for a home to buy have had to compete over...

Pandemic-related lockdowns made many Americans want more space. So when home buyers came back to the market, sales in the suburbs heated...

Fannie Mae's monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index measures how Americans feel about the housing market and economy. It asks respondents...