Self-employed and freelance or contract American workers have long struggled to qualify for a mortgage compared with those with W-2 forms or pay stubs that lenders can use to verify … Continue reading →

Home sellers think they know what they’re doing when it comes to selling their properties, but according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate, they’re often wrong or not … Continue reading →

Lenders wrote $34 billion worth of unconventional mortgages in the first three quarters of last year – up 24 percent from the corresponding months of 2017, reports Inside Mortgage Finance. … Continue reading →

Anonymous home deals continue among cash buyers in some luxury corridors, despite disclosure laws that have tried to end such transactions. Three years ago, the federal government issued disclosure rules … Continue reading →

Open houses can increase the likelihood that your home will sell but it can also increase the potential of theft. “With so many people touring your open house…the most prominent … Continue reading →

2018 was a booming year for the housing market, with home values nationwide rising approximately 7.7% over the previous year. We rounded up the five markets that saw the highest … Continue reading →

Is Zillow’s Zestimate about to get better? It depends on how you define “better.” First, some background: We have written extensively about Zillow’s proprietary home valuation tool, which, according to … Continue reading →

The massive tax reform package signed in December 2017 changed things. With a new state and local tax cap of $10,000, high-income homeowners in high-tax states such as New York … Continue reading →

Saving for a down payment can seem like an overwhelming task if you’re on a tight budget. It’s just plain not easy to make a plan, stay on that plan … Continue reading →

With home prices up in some areas, the return on remodeling investments at resale can be good. Making little changes can have big impacts when it comes to remodeling your … Continue reading →