First time home buyers

Cities in the South are more affordable for first-time homebuyers because of less competition and lower prices, according to Zillow.

Pending sales of existing detached homes in the Albuquerque metro area during April shot up 23% from a year ago.

JPMorgan Chase will give its Sapphire credit card customers 100,000 rewards points for closing home-purchase loans with the bank.

While consumers pay for mortgage insurance policies, carriers like Arch MI are forging new relationships with real estate agents and strengthening lender partnerships to reach the growing segment of millennial and low-to-moderate-income homebuyers.

Driving the streets of Mitchell, S.D., and seeing for-sale signs throughout the city, Jesse Stroud is confident he'll find his next home soon.

A multimillion-dollar incentive program announced by the state Wednesday will offer financial assistance to recent college graduates looking to buy homes in Oneonta and seven other upstate New York cities.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2017 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Northeast.

As a major force in the home buying economy, millennials are changing the game and Realtors are charged with keeping up.

Learn how some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2017 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the South.

Sales of previously owned homes rose more than forecast in March to the fastest pace in a decade.

Real estate agents say 2017 could be a record-setting year for New Mexico's housing market.

Learn how the some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2017 Top Producers rankings' top 20 loan officers of the Midwest.

For Twin Cities home sellers, it was the best March in more than a decade. For many buyers, it was one of the most demoralizing.

After years of sitting on the sidelines of the housing market, a growing population of millennials has begun to embrace the financial benefits of owning a home.

Learn how some of the industry's most successful loan originators get it done with these tricks of the trade from the 2017 Top Producers Rankings' top 20 loan officers of the West.

Churchill Mortgage is providing its loan officers with third-party technologies they can share with consumers to help would-be borrowers shop for homes and manage their budget.

The combination of rising rates and real estate prices has made home buying less affordable, reviving interest in a product that lets consumers borrow against the future equity of their homes.

Rising prices have made U.S. homes as unaffordable as they have been in eight years, although wage hikes have eased the burden for buyers in the Columbus area.

Spring has just sprung but it's already blazing hot in the Dallas housing market.

Post-recession, educational achievement became a factor in determining whether a young adult decided to buy a home.