Four Texas markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth, have had the most home price appreciation in the country during the last decade.
Austin, Denver, D-FW, San Antonio and Houston topped home price gains in the new study by Realtor.com.
Austi...
After years of renting, you are more than ready to take the plunge into home ownership. You dream of having a cozy casa to call your own, and you cannot wait to start the house hunting process.
While looking for your first home is exciting, ...
There's a new way to set homebuyers up for sustainable homeownership.
When borrowers who seemed promising don’t qualify, what can lenders do? Many are using homebuyer education to give these borrowers a positive path forward.
Homebuyer ...
The typical single-family home can weigh anywhere from 80,000 to 160,000 pounds. Foundations provide a solid base for a home's weight, help to ensure the house stays level and provides a base for construction to take place. Foundations matter,...
Home alarm systems can be particularly hard to calculate into resale value or return on investment (ROI) because their job is to prevent loss rather than achieve gains. You purchase a home alarm system with the hope that you never need to use i...
Buying a move-in ready house sounds like an ideal situation for buyers, although the reality is many of these homes come with a steep price tag.
Sometimes investing in a fixer-upper is your best shot at getting your dream house and n...
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Some Highlights:
The Cost of Waiting to Buy is defined as the additional funds it would take to buy a home if prices & interest rates were to increase over a period of time.
Freddie Mac predicts interes...
The days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting cooler. The kids are trudging off to school again with their backpacks and light jackets, and leaves are starting to fall from the trees.
Yep, it’s official: Fall is here. Now is th...
Home buyers today face tough challenges housing prices have soared, a dollar doesn't go as far as it once did and rent is more expensive than the past. How are peop...