Home Buying Financing

Learn about the 28% rule, expert tips, and budgeting strategies to ensure you spend wisely on your dream home.

Learn about the key factors to consider when determining how much to spend on your first home.

Make a clear plan and an all-inclusive budget before you set your sights on buying a second home.

Use our calculator to understand your monthly mortgage payments and the factors that influence them

Inflation can be good news for property owners if home prices rise faster than the inflation rate and if you have a fixed-rate mortgage.

Is renting more or less expensive than ownership or vice versa

Employee education, leverage and business realities will affect remote workers and work from home policies. This will also have an impact on real estate.

Fannie Mae’s innovative approach to mortgage qualification using direct access to bank records offers renters a chance to have their consistent payment history recognized, bridging the credit gap and empowering aspiring homeowners.

“Renting Is Cheaper Than Buying, Almost Everywhere,” said a recent headline in The New York Times. The paper of record explains that “according to a new study, renting costs less per month in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.” On a monthly cash basis, it can no doubt be cheaper to rent […]

After much speculation, the Federal Reserve has decided to move on interest rates. Not decisively, not rashly, and maybe not at all. Instead, the Fed has announced the possibility of two interest rate hikes by the end of 2023 while at the same time explaining they might not be necessary. Does this seem contradictory? You […]