First time home buyers

Atlanta home prices have been rising for seven years — and lower mortgage rates could fuel a new run-up.

Homeownership creates happiness for Americans through an emotional attachment to their property as well as an improved lifestyle, a survey from Bank of America found.

While millennials took advantage of mortgage rates falling to two-year lows, increasing their refinance share, teaching them about low down payment loan products would help grow homeownership for this group, according to Ellie Mae.

For New Orleans-area homebuyers, the suburbs are calling.

Strong home purchase activity — especially by millennials — pushed up annual price appreciation in July after a disappointing June, according to CoreLogic.

Mortgage debt climbed to a new peak of $9.4 trillion in the second quarter and the distribution across the U.S. varies greatly.

Here's a look at five perspectives from potential homebuyers, from their plans to purchase to how they view the current real estate market.

While affordability continues to affect homebuyers, rising income combined with descending interest rates and decelerating housing values boosted the purchase market, according to First American.

To boost its presence in affordable housing, Synovus Bank is devoting considerable resources to training its loan officers.

Millennial mortgage debt is on pace to reach levels higher than any other generation, according to Experian.