The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues new rules to ensure borrowers have time to explore options, like modifying loans and selling homes.
Author: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY
Rental prices reach the highest level in two years: ‘Young adults are setting out on their own again’
Renters appear to be heading back to cities as vaccination rates rise and jobs come back. The median rent hit its highest level in two years in May.
Mortgage rates: Despite low-interest rates, not all homeowners are refinancing. Should you refinance now?
Interest rates are at historic lows but about 14.1 million borrowers are not looking to refinance. Here are tips and strategies to save you money.
Low-income borrowers could potentially save an average of $100 to $250 a month under a new FHFA program
More than 2 million low-income families did not take advantage of historically low interest rates to refinance their mortgages.
Home prices rose by more than 50% in these 10 markets since 2017
If you own a home in the top 10 metro housing markets, it might be worth a lot more than what you paid for, even if you bought it a few years ago.
Hot real estate market helping luxury homes sell at a rapid pace
Americans have struggled with bidding wars and a limited number of houses for sale. But the luxury home real estate market is improving.
Multigenerational home sales increase during COVID-19 pandemic as buyers care for parents
In the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of multigenerational homes bought jumped from 11% to 15%.
As prices soar and bidding wars flare, many home sellers will ask above what they think their house is worth
In the current seller’s market, 29% of would-be home sellers expect to set the list price above what they think the house is worth.
Finally tackling that home improvement project? Why you should expect delays, shortages and higher prices into 2022
The COVID pandemic brought an opportunity for many to start home improvement plans. But the industry is having trouble delivering.
‘I don’t care that I’m overpaying’: Houses are selling over asking price. Here’s how to win a real estate bidding war.
The real estate market continued to break historic records in April, as home prices rose 21% YoY and the median home-sale price soared to $348,500.