With home prices high, American families are grappling with the prospect that homeownership might remain out of reach for them for a long time.

In 2024, 20% tried the “no spend challenge,” according to a Chime survey. In 2025, the Wall Street Journal reported that ...

Hickman’s story is one that unfolded for homebuyers and sellers across the Chicago-area market and the nation last year as ...

The Fed sets short-term interest rates, but does not directly control mortgage rates, which tend to move in tandem with the yields on long-term bonds. Those long-term rates are dependent on investor ...

When rates rose at the end of 2024, buyers pulled back. Pending home sales, which refer to the number of contracts signed to purchase a home, fell 5.5% in December. It was the first drop in five ...

Rising costs and limited supply are reshaping the American dream of homeownership, forcing many to reconsider their housing ...

We’ll likely see more modest growth in home prices in 2025, a change from skyrocketing prices in recent years.

Mortgage rates actually increased and have remained a major hurdle for prospective home buyers. Car loans haven't downshifted much, and credit-card annual percentage rates, or APRs, have only crept ...

Mortgage rates made little movement this week amidst the backdrop of a Federal Reserve meeting and a sluggish housing market.