First time home buyers

There would be over six million more new homes built in the last decade if new construction remained at the same pace prior to the housing boom, according to Zillow.

As housing affordability continues eroding on growing property values and mortgage rates, nearly a quarter of millennials believe they need to delay having children to afford a home purchase.

Home price appreciation is preventing consumers from entering the housing market, forcing an accelerated number of potential homeowners to rent.

Dallas-area home prices are up by less than the national average in another new housing report.

Growth in home prices continued wearing down affordability at the start of the season, preventing first-time buyers from entering the housing market.

An increase in millennials making home purchases is a call to the mortgage industry for a quicker, more efficient digital process.

Tight home supply remains a top challenge for house shoppers, but the slowing pace in which inventory is declining could signal more favorable conditions for homebuyers.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in June, indicating a shortage of affordable listings and rising prices continue to limit demand, a National Association of Realtors report showed.

The summer of 2018 is stacking up to be the most competitive on record for Twin Cities homebuyers.

Confidence among homebuilders held steady in July, matching the lowest level of the year, as solid job gains support demand while elevated material costs pressure developers.

Home sale prices continue to shoot up across metro Detroit, delighting many sellers but causing nightmares for the would-be buyers who keep getting outbid for the few properties on the market.

From Cleveland to Pittsburgh, here's a look at 12 markets offering favorable costs for housing, helping turn renters into potential homebuyers by quickly saving for a down payment.

The average millennial borrower credit score remained unchanged in May, but values by city painted very different pictures, according to Ellie Mae.

With the supply of housing down and more jobs available in cities, millennials have flocked to urban neighborhoods at a comparable rate to the suburbs for the first time in decades.

The decline in homeownership among young adults can be attributed to a variety of financial headwinds like student loans and societal shifts like marriage rates, but rising housing costs are the core issue, according to research by Freddie Mac economists.

KB Home attributed significant growth in its building and mortgage income to first-time homebuyer activity and new lending technology in its fiscal second quarter.

From lowering expectations about their ideal home to moving faster to close a deal, here's a look at five ways house hunters say they would react to average mortgage rates reaching 5%.

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities continued to advance at a solid, albeit a touch slower, pace in April, reflecting lingering inventory shortages, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller data.

Purchases of new homes advanced in May to a six-month high as sales in the South increased to the fastest pace since 2007, according to government data.

Sales of previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in May for a second month as a lack of inventory and elevated asking prices weighed on demand, National Association of Realtors data showed.