Housing

Realtor.com on Thursday put out a report detailing the cities expected to be best-suited for those looking to purchase their first-ever home. Irondequoit in New York came in No. 1.

A key measure of home-purchase applications rose 9.9% in the first week of 2024, even as mortgage rates moved higher to start the new year, new data shows.

Buffalo, New York will see its housing market become the most competitive out of 50 major cities this year, projections from Zillow indicated.

Home and auto insurance rates continue to rise and are climbing out of reach for some Americans in what has been a brewing crisis.

A key measure of home-purchase applications tumbled 9.4% in the final week of 2023, even as mortgage rates posted a sharp drop over the course of December.

Gen Z Americans are choosing to rent expensive luxury apartments instead of getting a mortgage as some say they have no plans to ever purchase a home.

U.S. home prices accelerated at their fastest rate of the year in October, according to new data released from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index.

Housing affordability fell in 2023 to the lowest level on record as a result of an inventory shortage, a steep rise in mortgage rates and high home prices.

The sale of previously owned homes rose in November for the first time in five months as falling mortgage rates helped to attract potential homebuyers.

Housing starts surged in November to the highest level in six months as high mortgage rate began to fall, luring would-be homebuyers back into the market.

The point-in-time homelessness count released by HUD found over 650,000 people experienced homeless on a single night in January 2023, an increase of 12% from 2022.

Confidence among builders in the U.S. housing market rose in December for the first time in four months as high mortgage rates finally started to fall.

California's extreme wildfires and wild weather has some home insurance companies either not accepting new applications or leaving altogether.

Home-purchase applications increased for the fifth week straight thanks to a recent drop in mortgage rates, which has helped to boost consumer demand.

Signed contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. plummeted in October to the lowest level on a record amid a recent spike in mortgage rates.

Home-purchase applications increased for the fourth week straight thanks to a recent drop in mortgage rates, which has helped to boost consumer demand.

Some divorced couples are being forced to live together in a difficult housing market that makes finding another home expensive, if not impossible.

U.S. home prices continued to march higher in September despite a spike in mortgage rates, locking many would-be homebuyers out of the housing market.

Homebuyers are putting down a record amount of money in order to secure their dream house as they deal with a supply crunch and rising mortgage rates.

New home sales in the U.S. fell more than expected in October as mortgage rates hit a two-decade high, pushing many would-be buyers out of the market.