More than 65% of Gen Z buyers and 61% of millennial buyers report crying at least once during their home-buying journey, according to a new Zillow survey   Buying a home in today’s competitive market can be a stressful experience, often ...

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Accountability Information Management, Inc. (AIM), recently published a new report, “The Dream Home – What Consumers Really Want.”  The AIM research looked squarely at what consumers HAVE in a home and what they WANT in a home (the research involved ...

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The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) was largely unchanged in June, decreasing by 0.3 points to 79.7, despite even greater volatility among its underlying components. The “Good Time to Buy” and “Good Time to Sell” components once again produced ...

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Home buyers and sellers say they are more likely to make the purchase or sale of their biggest financial asset entirely online. Digital tools widely adopted during the coronavirus pandemic are giving people the ability and the confidence to buy ...

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September is typically the best time of year to buy a home because there are usually more homes for sale, less competition from other buyers, and lower home prices — but that is not the case this year, according to ...

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Accelerating price growth pushed home prices into uncharted territory in July with the national average median home price reaching nearly $350,000, while inventory continued to evaporate and homes sold in an average of 60 days — the same as last ...

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Millennial home buyers are more active on social media, are more stressed out by the home-buying process, and plan to entertain more at home than other generations, according to the 2019 Better Homes & Gardens New Home Buyers report, which ...

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What makes someone fall in love with a home? Across the U.S., people swoon over fabulous pools, stunning water views and ever-sexy storage space, but a new analysis released today by realtor.com® reveals what really makes home shoppers’ hearts skip ...

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Home buyers have historically earned more money, on average, than other households – but the income disparity between those groups at the national level is growing along with climbing home values. Because owning a home has a long-term impact on ...

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For future home buyers wondering when to stop saving and get into the housing market, the math is clear: the sooner the better. With home values forecasted to rise in every major U.S. metro over the next year, a 20 ...

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