Market Update

Like most major milestones in life, becoming a first-time homeowner comes with quite a few learning curves. Even after you close on the house and it becomes officially yours, there’s still a lot to learn when it comes to taking care of the place—and setting yourself up…

For first-time buyers looking for starter homes in this year’s hot housing market, a decades long trend could further delay this long-awaited money milestone.

In a sign that the hot housing market is getting a little better for buyers, more homes hit the market in June, but prices continued to soar.

“I want a longer commute,” said just about nobody ever. However, today’s record-high home prices have led more homebuyers to sacrifice shorter commutes for larger homes at lower prices farther outside of the big cities

Buying a home and getting a mortgage typically go hand in hand. Yet home loans aren’t always easy to understand—and there’s a lot of misinformation out there about how mortgages work.

In the never-ending quest for the perfect expanse of green grass, homeowners are spending an incredible amount of time on basic lawn care.

After a year spent mostly crammed indoors, Americans are itching to get back into the world and see some things nonvirtually.

The garage is more important than you think.

Preparing to list your house? If you want to get top dollar, start sprucing up your kitchen now.

A home inspection can cost around $300 to $500, but studies estimate it could save the buyer an average of $14,000.

Pandemic-driven demand for vacation homes is continuing into 2021 as mortgage applications for second homes see their eighth consecutive month of 80%-plus growth. Demand for second homes is increasing twice as fast as it is for primary residences.