A good starting point is to know how much house you can afford. A monthly mortgage payment weighs heavily on your budget.

If you need a mortgage to purchase your home, your lender will want to look over a wide variety of personal and financial documents.

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions you can make. But figuring out how much income you need can feel overwhelming. A $300,000 house may sound straightforward, but the true cost ...

When I bought my first house in 2010, at age 24, it was the Great Recession, and the housing market—the entire world, really—was off-kilter. A little like it is now. I was newly married, a recent ...

Entering the housing market can be daunting for first time home buyers.Just over a year ago, Jalen Hunter turned the key to a ...

Some first-time buyers might see buying an apartment as one way to “get a foot on the property ladder”. But it’s important to ...

In today’s tough housing market, some first-time home buyers are looking to their parents for help. Here’s what to know if you plan to do the same. By Anna Fixsen Last summer, after years of bouncing ...

Corporate real estate firms seek out properties at an entry-level price point, outbidding local buyers or paying cash. Then, they turn would-be starter homes into single-family rentals instead, ...

High home prices and interest rates didn't deter these three sets of first-time home buyers The share of first-time home buyers who bought a home in 2024 fell to a historic low, according to the ...

First-time homebuyers are finding it significantly harder to enter the housing market. We examine why and offer solutions.

When it came to purchasing her first house, the home-buying process was the easy bit for Emma Kerr. The hard part was deciding what to buy. Kerr, 25, began her house hunt at the start of 2024 for two ...