First time home buyers

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.

After struggling through some harsh years in the residential construction business, builders are feeling more upbeat as traffic to model homes picks up and people buy more newly built homes than at any time since the housing crash.

February's consumer demand for housing was the strongest ever for that month, but a lack of supply will likely leave many disappointed.

After a record-setting 2016, and strong sales in January, Rhode Island house sales fell by nearly 7% in February, a change attributed to the declining number of houses for sale.

Houston's young population, job prospects and affordable homes helped it edge out other places as a top city for millennials.

Despite the additional risks, originating mortgages for landlords of single-family rentals could help lenders fill the gap of waning refinance volume.

Sales of previously owned homes declined in February after rising a month earlier to the highest level in a decade, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Bank of America has completed its legal settlement obligation with the Department of Justice to provide $7 billion in consumer relief nearly two years ahead of schedule.

Slim pickings put a lid on home sales in the Twin Cities metro last month, the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors said.

While the inventory of new and existing homes is tight, competition for smaller homes is heating up as aging baby boomers are down-sizing and selling their residences.