Home Mortgage

A 12-year-old mortgage debt could all fall on your shoulders if your ex put it on his bankruptcy.

Landlords commonly check the credit history of potential renters; knowing and polishing yours can hand you the keys to a new home.

Dave Says: Good debt is critical to getting a home mortgage, and that takes time. 

The recent climb in interest rates has been disruptive, but disruptions like these can create opportunities.

Dave Says: Mom wants to help a son with law school loans, but dad is hesitant. How can couples come to an agreement when it comes to assisting kids with their finances?

You can't control hurricanes, but you can minimize losses and save on insurance.

This boyfriend wants help paying the mortgage and bills, but won't share equity in the home.

While experts say couples living together should have the same discussions about living arrangements as married couples, they advise unmarried individuals co-habiting take extra financial protections.

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.