'Your First Home' is designed to be a guide for new real estate consumers. The book is now in its second edition and includes updated information on an array of timely topics
The home goods retailer was not only a store that had everything a person might want for a home, but it symbolized the very American dream of homeownership. Today it's fighting for survival
No sign of a rebound in purchase applications, but August data showing a strong job market 'should support housing demand,' MBA economist says
United Wholesale Mortgage, the nation's biggest wholesale mortgage lender, is slashing rates and urging retail loan officers to defect to independent mortgage brokerages
Gains in household real estate equity have far outpaced growth in US mortgage debt, according to new numbers from the Federal Reserve board
Purchase applications have declined in 8 of the last 9 weeks, according to a weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association released on Wednesday
In more than half of America's largest cities, rents continue to post double-digit annual growth. And in some cases, they're speeding up, according to Zumper’s most recent report
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech spooks stock market investors, but long-term interest rates stable as bond markets bet on slowdown next year
Applications for government-backed purchase mortgages were up 4% week over week, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 loan requests from homebuyers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
At Keller Williams' annual Mega Camp conference, founder Gary Keller prepared agents for a rough 2023 as slowing home sales and other economic factors push everyone to the brink
Economists expect 5.78 million homes to change hands this year, representing a 16.2% decline from a year ago — a steeper drop than the 15.6% pullback forecast in July
High mortgage rates, challenging affordability and a gloomier economic outlook are keeping buyers on the sidelines, Mortgage Bankers Association forecaster Joel Kan said
The number of new construction projects for single-family homes dropped by 10% in July, the steepest decline of the year, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Purchase loan activity has dropped in 5 of the last 6 weeks as some buyers remain wary, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Redfin's Homebuyer Demand Index rose 7 points during the last week of July, while mortgage purchase applications rose for the first time in 5 weeks, according to new data released Monday