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Years before I ever dreamed of homeownership for myself, I was an HGTV connoisseur. In college, I double majored in “Property Virgins” and “House Hunters” and spent hours glued to the TV with my roommate, ogling other ...
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Spring is typically a busy time for buying and selling homes, but the coronavirus pandemic has pushed homeowners and shoppers into new, uncharted territory. Shelter-in-place orders and concerns abo...
The Most Expensive Mistakes a Home Buyer Can Make
A home is the single largest purchase most people ever make, but if you’re a newbie to real estate transactions, it can also be one of the most confusing. With so much money on the tab...
We've been analyzing a lot of housing data with an eye to predicting what will happen in 2020. Realtor.com Senior Economist George Ratiu gives the lowdown on mortgage rates, home prices, buyer competition and more.
Sure, she was a teenager making less than $33,000. But that wasn’t enough to keep her from her dream of homeownership.
Name: Marta Aviles
City: Aurora, a suburb of Denver, Colorado
Occupation: ...
If you’re renting out your home, it might not be covered by home owners insurance, so look into landlord insurance instead.
Maybe you're moving up to a bigger home and holding on to your former residence as a rental property. Or maybe...
Keep the vintage wallpaper, but upgrade that time- and money-draining retro thermostat to programmable.
What may seem like a good idea, often isn’t.
Here are 17 common mistakes new homeowners often make.
#1 Get Rid of Your Only Tu...
The credit score to buy a house can be as low as 580.
A low credit score doesn’t have to lock you out of home ownership. A mortgage will probably cost you more (both in dollars and angst) than someone wit...