Feb 20, 2024 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin, Feb 15, 2024 (Realtor.com / Getty Images) When shopping for a home, your lifestyle and personality carry a lot of weight in your decision-making process. If you’re outgoing, you might lean toward a house in a walkable neighborhood with a...
Feb 9, 2024 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Feb 7, 2024 (Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images) Many homebuyers revel in the hunt for the perfect home. From poring over listing pages late at night to hitting 10 open houses in a weekend, most buyers get to know every...
Jan 18, 2024 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Today's Top Consumer News
By Jillian Pretzel Jan 16, 2024 (Getty Images) For most of 2023, homebuyers faced a daunting real estate market marked by dizzyingly high mortgage rates. Combined with steep home prices and a severe shortage of homes for sale, it’s no wonder many struggled...
Dec 22, 2023 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance
By Daniel Bortz Dec 21, 2023 (Getty Images) Drumming up money for a down payment on a home can feel like a lost cause: After you’ve shelled out money for rent, gas, groceries, and other expenses, you might have little or nothing left...
Dec 14, 2023 | Consumer News and Advice, Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Lisa Marie Conklin Dec 11, 2023 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) If you’re trying to buy a home these days, you know how challenging—if not downright impossible—it can be. Rising interest rates, sky-high prices, and low inventory have turned an otherwise...
Dec 11, 2023 | Home Buying 101, Real Estate
By Anne Miller Dec 7, 2023 (Getty Images) Summer may be real estate’s busy season, but winter offers great opportunities for buying a house, especially for renters looking to become homeowners, growing families trading up to larger houses...