By Lisa Kaplan Gordon Nov 7, 2022 (Getty Images) As the name suggests, bridge loans offer a short-term loan or “bridge” that allows borrowers to purchase new real estate property [...]
By Clare Trapasso Nov 7, 2022 (Getty Images) Since home prices shot into the stratosphere, many first-time buyers have prayed for them to fall so that they could afford to become homeowners. [...]
By Meera Pal Nov 1, 2022 (Getty Images) Homeowners across the country are sitting on a record amount of home equity. Home equity refers to the difference between the current value [...]
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Oct 19, 2022 (Getty Images) For the past few years, anyone who wanted to sell their home was pretty much guaranteed a buyer, but that’s no [...]
By Margaret Heidenry Oct 25, 2022 (Getty Images) Forget simple curb appeal. More affordable real estate markets that offer some much-needed relief from soaring prices and punishing inflation are what’s [...]
By Cathie Ericson Oct 12, 2022 (Getty Images) Getting pre-approved for a mortgage before you make an offer on a house is a smart idea. Why? For one, it can [...]
By Clare Trapasso Oct 11, 2022 (Getty Images/Realtor.com) Higher mortgage interest rates have taken a battering ram to the housing market. Since the start of the year, mortgage rates have [...]
By Clare Trapasso Oct 4, 2022 (Getty Images) The U.S. Federal Reserve has completely upended the housing market, taking it from turbocharged to rapid deceleration. The effects of the Fed’s rate [...]
By Lisa Marie Conklin Sep 29, 2022 (Getty Images) So you made it through the closing process. Congrats! You’re finally off the emotional roller coaster that is shopping for and bidding [...]
By Kimberly Dawn Neumann Sep 26, 2022 (Getty Images) Owning a home is the American dream, but at the moment it’s more like homebuying cancel culture. According to a 2022 [...]
