Affordability New Mortgage Rules Expected to Make Borrowing Easier Fannie Mae’s new HomeReady program is designed to help low and moderate income households enter the housing market
Economics 10 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2016 All the cities that made the list had 60 percent more listing page views than the U.S. average
Economics Home Prices Still Years Away from Peak Home prices are growing about twice the rate of wages, but are still 17 years away from peak levels seen in 2006
Economics How Will the Fed’s Rate Hike Affect Home Value Growth? One housing expert says the rate hike can spur home value declines in coastal markets like Seattle and San Francisco
Economics Most ZIP Codes with Good Schools Are Unaffordable The best public schools in the country are in California’s priciest places
Sales A Guide for Parents Co-Signing Jumbo Loans Some lenders feel more secure when affluent relatives co-sign
New-Home Sales Slower Growth Predicted for Housing Market in 2016 High prices will exclude many first-time buyers from entering the market
Economics Buying a Home in Denver Will Stretch Young Adult Budgets, But Pay Off Fast Mortgage payments for the typical Denver Millennial household can become affordable within 33 months
New-Home Sales The 20 Hottest Housing Markets this Fall On average, houses for sale in these cities saw a 19 percent drop in days on market year over year
New-Home Sales The One Problem Shared by 29 of the Hottest Housing Markets Analysts forecast that lean supply won’t bulk up anytime soon