If you’re planning to buy a home this year, there’s one expense you can’t afford to overlook: closing costs. 

If you’ve been thinking about downsizing to lower your expenses, be closer to family, or just make life easier, here's a trend worth paying attention to

There’s a new divide in housing right now. In some states, buyers are gaining ground. In others, sellers still have the upper hand. It all depends on where you live.

For the past couple of years, it’s been tough for a lot of homebuyers to make the numbers work.

Want to know something important you probably don’t have a professional check for you nearly as often as you should? Spoiler alert: it’s the value of your home.

Mortgage rates are finally heading in the right direction – and buyers are starting to jump back in.

The Federal Reserve (the Fed) meets this week, and expectations are high that they’ll cut the Federal Funds Rate. But does that mean mortgage rates will drop? 

Waiting for the perfect buyer to fall in love with your house? In today’s market, that’s usually not what’s holding things up. And here’s why.

You’ve been waiting for what feels like forever for mortgage rates to finally budge. And last week, they did – in a big way.

If your selling strategy still assumes you’ll get multiple offers over asking, it’s officially time for a reset.

Even with more homes on the market right now, some buyers are still having a tough time finding the right one at the right price.

You may be seeing headlines about how foreclosures are rising. And if that makes you nervous we’re headed for another crash, here’s what you should know.

If your house is on the market but you haven’t gotten any offers you’re comfortable with, you may be wondering: what do I do if it doesn’t sell? 

You may have seen talk online that new home inventory is at its highest level since the crash.

Now that the market is slowing down, homeowners who haven’t sold at the price they were hoping for are increasingly pulling their homes off the market.

If you’re still worried about having to deal with a bidding war when you buy a home, you may be able to let some of that fear go.

If you tried to buy a home a few years ago, you probably still remember the frenzy.

Not every homebuyer wants the biggest house on the block.

When you sell a house, the last thing you want is for the deal to fall apart right before closing.

Mortgage rates are still a hot topic – and for good reason.