The share of conventional loans for all new-home sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 was 76.9 percent, a 10-year high, per new analysis of Census data

Canadian billionaire Peter Gilgan is stepping down as chairman for Toronto-based home builder Mattamy Homes to create a new parent investment company, Mattamy Asset Management Inc.

Interest rates ticked up slightly last week, tamping down mortgage application volume. Total volume dropped 2.5 percent over the previous week, and 2 percent annually, per the latest index data from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A new study ranks the best states for higher education, based on average net price, graduation rate, in-state attendance rate, student-faculty ratios, and 20-year return on investment. 

For homebuyers, the general budgeting rule of thumb is to spend less than 30 percent of their income on housing costs so as not to be cost-burdened.

A new study looks at metros where buyers have the most and least money left over after paying their h

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

A survey of roughly 1,500 homeowners by personal finance website Bankrate finds that 44 percent have at least one regret about their home's purchase.