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

Double-income, no-kids (Dink) couples are exploring financial strategies like joint life annuities and reverse mortgages to ...

A milder-than-expected Consumer Price Index report showed inflation did not accelerate quite as quickly as investors predicted. The report released on June 11 revealed that inflation rose 0.1% last ...

For some, flood insurance is a requirement. Your mortgage lender may "require you to buy flood insurance, especially if ...

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

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

Freddie Mac’s rate for a 30-year fixed rate loan averaged 6.84% for the week ending June 12, virtually unchanged from the ...

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

If you're planning to buy in 2025, you not only need to consider what the local climate is like today but how it could ...

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

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

The exact amounts for PMI, insurance and taxes will vary ... What credit score do I need to get a mortgage? Typically, lenders require a 620 FICO score for a conventional, VA or USDA mortgage.