homeownership

Home prices rose at a slower pace in March, signaling the U.S. housing market is continuing to cool down despite declining mortgage rates and...

Real estate investment trusts are betting big on the country’s mortgage market. REITs that buy residential home loans upped their portfolios of mortgage bonds...

A mammoth house made for lobbyist-level entertaining in the Washington, D.C., area is headed for auction. A live on-site auction with no reserve will...

The tech boom in Silicon Valley has made housing too expensive for thousands of people in San Francisco and the Bay Area who live...

Adding another sign that the housing market is slowing down, new home construction in the U.S. fell last month to its lowest level since...

Second-home owners who want to rent out their properties will breath a sigh of relief, and perhaps make a bit of cash. A newly...

One more indicator of a housing market slowdown: More homes are being sold at prices below asking. That’s according to a new first-quarter report...

The national housing market may see its best home-buying season in years. Trends like falling mortgage rates, rising home inventory and slowing home-price growth...

Lennar Corp. reported a boost in net income, revenue and new home deliveries in the first quarter, as the housing market improves, Executive Chairman...

After a year of decline, home-building companies are getting a boost. Shares of home-building companies are on track for their best quarter in seven...

It starts with a knock on the door and an offer to buy, but it can end up in court. A growing number of...

Single-family housing starts posted a big gain in January amid continuing signs of a larger housing market slowdown across the U.S. New home construction...

Wealthy jet-setters are increasingly trading vacation homes for pricey resort stays. In the winter version of “summering” abroad, luxury travelers, especially among retirees, are...

Are senior homeowners preventing millennials from buying houses? Could the decisions of millions of older owners to “age in place” rather than sell their...

Amid the recent nationwide housing market slowdown, there has been a jump in demand for servicing mortgage payments. Mortgage servicers — the first to...

The Federal Reserve has decided hold interest rates steady for the first time in more than a year. The benchmark rate will stay between...

New Yorkers who buy property under an LLC for security reasons might be eligible for a tax break. The city’s Department of Finance restricts...

Hovnanian Enterprises, one of the country’s largest homebuilders, took on loads of debt to acquire companies and land more than a decade ago only...

Lennar, the country’s biggest homebuilder, missed analysts expectations for sales and new home orders in the fourth quarter, but its stock still jumped. The...

A mortgage lending subsidiary of homebuilding giant Lennar has been hit with a whistleblower suit, alleging it provided loans to unqualified borrowers and manipulated...