Foreclosures jump 20% as more people miss mortgage payments. ‘People are biting off more than they can chew.’

On top of surging homeowners-insurance premiums, property taxes are also pushing up people’s costs and putting…

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A 50-year mortgage is ‘only going to hurt the consumer.’ Here are some ideas that could actually help.

Experts call the idea of a 50-year mortgage, floated recently by President Donald Trump and FHFA…

The steep price of housing is forcing Americans to delay marriage, kids and other milestones

More than half of aspiring homeowners in one recent survey believe that they will be 40…

‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half. Do I sell my $600K home and kiss my 2.9% mortgage rate goodbye?

“We can move 10 miles south, where property is much cheaper.”

Tech stocks have been leading the market lower. Here’s what may lie ahead.

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More bad news for home buyers: Real-estate investors are seizing an opening and ramping up purchases

As home buyers shy away from the housing market, real-estate investors are seizing the opening and…

The age of the typical home buyer is at an all-time high — 59. Here’s how that’s reshaped demand in the housing market.

The current market is so unaffordable that the only people able to buy and sell houses…

The average new car price just surged past $50,000. How to shop for a loan so you don’t end up underwater.

Get preapproved before you go to the dealership, and watch out for “yo-yo financing.”

Home buyers are being left in limbo as the shutdown brings these parts of the housing market to a halt

Home buyers were already spooked by uncertainty in the job market. Now the shutdown is eroding…