Browsing: homebuying
At 56, the average U.S. homebuyer is now 7 years older than a year ago—shutting millennials out of the market
Homebuyers in the U.S. are older than they ever have been, and younger buyers are increasingly being crowded out of…
Are you buying a home or refinancing the one you already own? It’s an exciting time, and it also means…
James Conroy, 54, will join the retailer known for its Dress-for-Less slogan next month, in a move that will see…
This 51-year-old renter with Stage 3 breast cancer thought she’d ‘go to her grave’ without owning a home. That was until she found Divvy Homes’ rent-to-own program
Kimberly Rudy, a lifelong renter, mother, and breast cancer survivor, never thought she’d be able to afford a home. Like…
Big-box retailers seem to have everything for the home these days—including the home. Walmart has begun selling tiny homes, months…
Amid new rules for commissions, homebuyers should target 1.5%-2%, consumer advocate says
Real estate agents and US housing experts have had the date circled on their calendars for months: Aug. 17, when…
We’re close to a 6% mortgage rate reality, but it isn’t enough to jump-start the housing market
Lower mortgage rates should ameliorate our housing situation, in theory. But where mortgage rates are at the moment, and where…
The housing market’s affordability crisis keeps setting dubious milestones, and that latest one adds to the woes that first-time homebuyers…
The U.S. housing market just keeps getting more unaffordable—and more difficult to break into. Home prices continue to rise along…
Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
Home prices keep going up, yet new homes keep shrinking—and architects say they’ll just keep getting smaller, according to a…