America's small towns offer greater affordability than big cities, with lower crime rates, and community connectedness. A new ranking shows the most affordable and most livable small towns for buyers.
A new Bloomberg study of the most expensive commutes in the nation shows that residents of Charles County, Md., and Fauquier and Stafford Counties in Virginia had some of the highest commuting costs.
Last week, the average rate for 30-year fixed mortgages fell to the lowest rate in more than 12 months, 4.35 percent. The Federal Reserve's "patient approach" of late has helped buoy builder stocks, but experts say that strong affordability headwinds re
In 2004, African American homeownership peaked at nearly 50 percent. The rate declined every year since. In 2017, the rate was 43 percent, cancelling out all gains since the passage of the Fair Housing Act in 1968.
The State of Oregon's first-in-the-nation rent control bill caps annual rent hikes to seven percent (plus inflation), and is one of the quickest ways to alleviate pressure on housing affordability.
A new Bankrate study finds that 63 percent of Millennial homeowners have buyer's remorse. Their remorse rate is nearly twice that of buying Baby Boomers.
There are more for-sale homes on the market now than there were at this time last year, but high home prices continue to block buyers from making a purchase.
Tech hubs came out on top of a recent list of metros that currently have the best home selling conditions, including San Francisco and San Jose, Calif., and Seattle.
Spring is typically real estate's hottest season, but growth in for-sale inventory in February 2019 over the previous year suggests the market may be starting "on a cooler footing" than last spring.
