Real Estate Blog

Buying a home has become less affordable over the past year. Home prices have surged as buyer demand outpaced the inventory of homes for sale. But ...

These days, housing market conditions are fairly easy to understand. There are fewer homes for sale and, because of that, home prices continue to ...

New-home sales surged in November, rising 12.4 percent from the month before, according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau and the ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell to a four-week low last week. Rates were ...

In November, the typical home for sale was on the market just 18 days, according to new numbers from the National Association of Realtors. That's ...

Home buyers faced a lot of competition this year. Elevated demand and fewer homes available for sale meant interested buyers had to be ready for a ...

Fannie Mae's Economic and Strategic Research Group releases a forecast each month covering their predictions for the economy and housing market. ...

When thinking about buying a house, most of us look at home prices and mortgage rates. Together, they can provide a rough idea of how much home we ...

The National Association of Home Builders' Housing Market Index measures builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes. It is ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, demand for loans to buy homes rose 1 percent last week from the week ...

You can tell a lot about your local housing market by paying attention to where new homes are being built. Home builders don't build in areas people ...

Work has a big impact on how and where we live. It determines what we can afford and where we need to be on a day-to-day basis. So when the pandemic ...

Some of homeownership's benefits are constant. Stability and the freedom to customize your living space, for example. Others depend a lot upon the ...

Whether you just bought a house or are thinking about buying a house, home improvement projects may be on your mind. After all, unless you're moving ...

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates fell last week for the first time in a month. ...

Americans are concerned about the economy, according to Fannie Mae's most recent Home Purchase Sentiment Index. But while concerns about economic ...

Coming up with a down payment is among the biggest challenges for prospective home buyers, especially if it's their first time. While move-up buyers ...