It won't be impossible to buy a house in 2025 — just be prepared to play on hard mode. According to a November 2024 report from ICE Mortgage Technology, the monthly principal and interest payment on ...

The experts we spoke to recommend budgeting 10% to 20% of the purchase price for upgrades. For older, vacant, or neglected homes, renovation costs can hit 50% or more, with some of the repairs needed ...

Mortgage rates are expected to decline somewhat in 2025, but not drastically – rates aren't forecast to drop below 5% anytime within the next few years. Those who are waiting for mortgage rates to ...

New Jersey-based realtor and financial coach John Natale’s TikTok is one such account, whose recent video has gone viral for showcasing the differences between buying a house in 2021 versus in 2024.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Eve Ettinger realized something needed to change. Stuck working remotely in a rented farmhouse in rural Virginia, they felt isolated and yearned for community and ...

When mortgage rates dropped to historic lows in 2021, below 3 percent, Britt Vaughan met with a real estate agent and tried to buy a home in Altadena, California, where he and his wife have lived for ...

Thanks to a tight market, sky-high prices, and elevated interest rates, the path to home ownership is more littered with obstacles than ever, but buying property remains a key goal for most ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Young people used to buy houses far more readily. That’s ...

2021 could be just as brutal for real estate as 2020 – do you know the trends in property investing and how to invest in real estate for the new year? While the stock market has recovered from the ...

In California’s supercharged housing market, even two people with well-paying jobs may be pressed to afford a home. But what if you added a third person? Or a fourth? Nestment, a San Francisco startup ...

Fixer-uppers are a common way to on the property ladder cheaper. Millennials who bought four run-down historic homes and renovated them share how they did it. One homeowner said it's "an excellent ...