Bessent understands that any transition of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of conservatorship must not increase mortgage rates ...

But there’s one topic that rarely gets the spotlight it deserves: property taxes. Real estate agents might mention them in ...

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Taxes and insurance costs are rising rapidly, leaving homeowners with escrow account shortages. That means they're on the hook for bigger monthly payments.

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Spending on home renovations has remained resilient as elevated mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices have frozen out many would-be buyers. That’s kept U.S. home sales in a slump, limiting the ...

COLA increase might be just 2.4%—the lowest in years. Here’s how shrinking Social Security raises housing risks for retirees.

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Fannie and Freddie were once private companies. As the subprime bubble inflated in the early 2000s, they lowered their ...

The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) weekly application survey has been doing a good job of tracking with the more ...

Sales of new US single-family homes unexpectedly increased in April as builders lowered prices to lure buyers, but rising mortgage rates and an uncertain economic outlook remain constraints for the ...