Buying a home in the fourth quarter of 2024 would have been like finding dirt-cheap eggs — difficult. Though home prices ...

Building a new home UPSIDES: A new home built for you skips some steps in the buying process, since you’re likely looking at a much shorter search and way less competition. If you’re working ...

Some experts predicted the 6% commission, the unofficial fee for buying or selling a home, would be finished. Now, six months later, as the 2025 spring homebuying season kicks off and the ...

As the chill of winter begins to fade and the first signs of spring emerge, you might begin dreaming about your favorite beach, lake or mountain trail and think, “That was such a great place to ...

Mortgage giant Rocket has agreed to buy Redfin in an all-stock deal valuing the online real-estate brokerage at $1.75 billion ...

For many young Americans, buying a first home is now a dream deferred. The average first-time buyer is 38, up from the ...

To help you stay informed, Forbes Advisor delivers the latest average weekly and daily rates on the most popular mortgages, empowering you to make the best financial decisions on your home-buying ...

Buying a home looks very different than it did 20 years ago. Instead of calling up a local real estate agent, typically everyone’s first step is to log onto Zillow to peruse real estate and check the ...

Buying a home can be stressful but not if you’re well-informed. And navigatig the path to that feeling on creating a safe place for your family has more tha a few curves. Our 'Buying a Home ...

If it makes sense for your budget, purchasing a home sooner rather than later could offer you more negotiating power. "Consider buying now and refinancing later if rates drop, but don't stretch ...

We're just two months into 2025, but already, real estate agents are starting to take note of specific home-buying trends that are making waves this year. Here, we spoke with three pros located ...

Nick Boniakowski, head of agent partnerships at Opendoor, tells me that their data shows that in 2023, 77% of first-time homebuyers bought their home with someone else. “While 61% of co-buyers ...