Home Mortgage

The percentage of U.S. residents who own their homes is at the lowest point it has been for more than 20 years, according to a report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Daughter has the right to get reverse mortgage on Mom's house, but is it the best tack?

Live in a dorm? Rent an off-campus apartment? Buy a condo? Here's how to choose.

Kids are playing an increased role in the home buying and selling decision, but maybe they shouldn't be. 

Gay and lesbian couples have tools to combat discrimination from landlords.

If your spouse's credit score is too low -- 620 or lower -- you might want to apply for a mortgage in your name only.

Here are some of the more personal reasons traditional first-time buyers — America’s largest generation — are not getting into the housing market.

Getting a mortgage is challenging enough -- with strict underwriting requiring detailed explanations, sourcing of monies and debt ratios -- but adding a divorce to the picture makes it even more technical for the divorced borrower.

When extended families live under one roof, lots of coverage questions can result.

The National Association of Realtors reports on August sales of existing homes Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels since May.

Many Americans have just absorbed a financial beating — at least as measured by their stock holdings.

The National Association of Realtors reports on July sales of existing homes Thursday at 10 a.m. Eastern.

Seven years after the real estate bust in the U.S., many people who lost their homes have rebuilt their credit and are jumping back into the market.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged lower this week, with the key 30-year loan rate remaining under 4 percent.

U.S. builders started work on single-family houses last month at the fastest pace since the Great Recession began in late 2007.

Short of cash and unsettled in their careers, young Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy their first homes.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up this week after three straight weeks of declines.

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates edged up after three straight weeks of declines.

Americans are buying more homes and at higher prices, yet new data shows that mortgage debt is little changed.