Homeward Bound

The standards used to determine whether or not a borrower is approved for a mortgage aren't fixed. There are times when they...

It'd be easy to get the impression that owning a home is more expensive than renting. After all, home prices have been...

Buying a home has become less affordable over the past year. Home prices have surged as buyer demand outpaced the...

In a seller's market – when there are more home buyers than there are homes for sale – competition is common. A good listing...

If you're not looking to buy a new house, you may not think the number of new homes being built has anything to do with your...

When you buy most things, you only have to consider their price. Buying a home is different. Whether or not a home is...

A competitive housing market can be difficult for home buyers. Not only do they have to prepare for the possibility of a...

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show that, even as the summer market looked to be slowing down, homes...

Equity is the difference between what you owe on your house and what it's worth. So, when home prices are growing, equity is...