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Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages continue to hold below 4 percent, often an attractive lure for home buyers and refinancers. “In contrast to the volatility in equity markets, the 10-year…

Contracts to buy homes dropped nationwide in August, as home prices continued to inch upward, the National Association of REALTORS® reports. Modest increases in pending home sales in…

Buyers who are willing to close on a home purchase during the off-peak seasons – like fall and winter – tend to have the upper-hand, according to Jonathan…

For the third consecutive week, averaged fixed mortgage rates edged down as uncertainty about the economy continued to push Treasury yields lower, Freddie Mac reports in its weekly…

Freddie Mac’s new mortgage product that allows borrowers to put down just 3 percent is off to a strong start, says Freddie Mac’s Chief Executive Donald Layton. Layton…

The U.S. housing market may be finding more balance, according to a new report from realtor.com®. For the first three weeks in July, the median list price rose…

Average fixed mortgage rates continue to fluctuate week-to-week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropping below 4 percent this week, offering temporary relief to home buyers and refinancers after…

Limited inventories of for-sale homes continue to push home prices higher across the country. For 10 states, those limited listings even propelled markets to new home price peaks…

The residential real estate market, now at its midpoint in 2015, is on track for its best year since the peak of the housing bubble in 2006, notes…

Former home owners who lost their home to a foreclosure or a short sale are re-entering the housing market. Some housing analysts believe they could provide a big…

Home buyers are turning out in markets across the country for the spring selling season, and some markets are seeing more action than others. “We are now firmly…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau debuted a new tool kit this week that sets out to turn home buyers into smarter mortgage shoppers. The tool kit is part…

By age 61, the majority of people feel free to choose where they most want to live, according to a new study by Merrill Lynch, “Home in Retirement:…

By age 61, the majority of people feel free to choose where they most want to live, according to a new study by Merrill Lynch, “Home in Retirement:…

Studies have suggested that the addition of solar panels on a home can boost a home’s value. But sometimes those solar panels can sabotage a deal when it comes…

The gap between rental costs and household income is widening to unsustainable levels across the country. As more renters face steeper costs, it may put them even further…

Freddie Mac economists are bullish on housing. “This month kicks off spring home buying season,” says Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac. “Between now and the…

The inventory crunch in real estate is prompting some home buyers to camp out overnight and wait in long lines for a chance to purchase a house in…