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Jul 18

The 4 Things That Matter Most To Home Buyers

Jul 17

Mortgage Credit More Available In June

The Mortgage Bankers Association tracks mortgage credit availability to determine how easy or difficult it is for borrowers to get a...

Jul 16

Young Americans Say They Want To Own A Home

Homeownership hasn't lost its appeal, according to the results of a new survey of young Americans. The survey, which probed Gen Z's...

Jul 10

Increasing Inventory Gives Buyers More Time

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

Jul 9

Affordability Report Details Challenging Spring

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

Jul 8

Home Prices Track Last Year's Pattern

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...

Jul 3

National Median Mortgage Payment Falls

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

Jul 2

Slow Spring Market May Mark Turning Point

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...

Jul 1

How Many Buyers Get Down Payment Help?

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

Jun 28

Is Buying A Home About To Get More Affordable?

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

Jun 26

Homes For Sale Nearly 20% Higher Than Last Year

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

Jun 25

How Much Does It Cost To Sell A House?

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...

Jun 24

The 10 Things To Unpack First After The Move

Jun 19

Price Cuts In May Were Highest In Six Years

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...

Jun 18

Survey Finds Support For Building More Homes

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

Jun 17

Credit Availability Increases For 5th Straight Month

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

Jun 14

Americans Say It's Still Time To Sell

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

Jun 12

Expert Panel Sees Home Prices Moderating

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

Jun 11

How Much Has Price Per Square Foot Risen?

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...

Jun 10

Number of Homes For Sale At Four-Year High

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

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