Buying a Home

Once you’ve found your dream home and applied for a mortgage, there are some key things to keep in mind before you close. It’s exciting ...

One key question that’s top of mind for homebuyers this year is: why is it so hard to find a house to buy? The truth is, we’re in the ...

There’s myriad reasons buyers don’t want their names associated with their home address. Certainly, celebrities or professional athletes ...

Millennial veterans and military members are helping fuel the resurgence of the historic VA loan program. Last year’s 700,000-plus loans were ...

“So what’s the neighborhood really like?” is the ubiquitous refrain among home buyers shopping in areas they’re unfamiliar ...

When you buy a house, you will inevitably receive what will seem like a mountain of paperwork pertaining to your new digs. One of the documents your ...

When you make an offer on a house, you might be wondering: How long does it take a home seller to respond to your offer? There’s nothing worse ...

What is Active Under Contract? In some places, active under contract indicates that a contract has been signed but is contingent on certain ...

Homebuyers will do just about anything in today's housing market to get a leg up on the competition. A shortage of homes available for sale across ...

With an overheated U.S. housing market in 2021, new government-sponsored enterprise requirements on investment properties and the transition to a ...

After rising to shockingly expensive levels this spring, lumber prices have fallen so far that they are starting to look cheap to some buyers. Prices ...

Buying a house is no easy feat if you’re on a tight budget. It’s no surprise many frugal house shoppers opt for a fixer-upper over ...

The effects of mortgage scams impact every aspect of the home buying process. In 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime ...

There are many financial and non-financial benefits of homeownership, and the greatest financial one is wealth creation. Homeownership has always ...

Last month, in a post on the Liberty Street Economics blog, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noted that Americans believe buying a home is ...

Don’t assume that everything you see while touring a house comes with a home purchase. From furniture and decor to appliances and outdoor ...

If you’re struggling financially, you make be able to get mortgage assistance to help prevent or stop your home from ending up in foreclosure....