Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently testified before the Senate Banking Committee and was asked about the ...

The previously hot real estate market of southwest Florida has recently seen a worrying slowdown. Properties that would ...

Record-high prices and high mortgage rates are serving a double whammy to prospective buyers everywhere.  But mortgage rates ...

Purchasing a first home is a milestone and a huge financial endeavor. It’s an exhilarating encounter, but possibly daunting ...

If you aren’t in that elite club, don’t despair. Plenty of Americans have really good credit. More than 20% of consumers have credit scores of 800 or better out of a possible 850, Experian reports.

Spreading your bill throughout the year is intended to make tax easier to pay, but if you're new to the system that first ...

Borrowers have seen their housing cost burden edge up slightly, from 19.8% of household income in 2020 to 20.3% in 2023.

Since it's impossible to know for certain if interest rates will rise or fall while you're closing on your home, here's when ...

When rates are elevated, home prices high and the market tight, renting can sound like a better option than buying. But those ...

With flood risks increasing from extreme weather events like hurricanes and even routine plumbing issues, a team from the ...

A new threat to homeownership isn't coming from interest rates or home prices—it's coming from vanishing insurance coverage.

Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ...