Experts say a pre-approval will help strengthen your offer and give you an advantage in a competitive market. To be ...

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For many first-time buyers, starter homes feel like an endangered species. In hundreds of cities nationwide, so-called starter homes now cost $1 million or more.¹ Even in areas where prices are lower, ...

First-time buyers are priced out in record numbers. Could a national housing emergency ease access and get them back in the ...

Buyers are stretching their budgets to buy a bigger first home, in a bid to avoid a costly and stressful move after just a few years.

The Federal Reserve just cut its benchmark rate, but that doesn’t guarantee mortgage rates will keep dropping.