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Homes For Sale Stay On The Market Longer During the spring and summer, homes for sale were selling fast. So fast that the typical home was on the market less than a month.

Most People Say They Have Good Neighbors There are a lot of things you can tell about living in a particular a house from a quick visit or two.

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Demand Slows As Mortgage Rates Rise According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates increased last week across most loan categories, including 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, and 15-year fixed-rate loans.

Optimistic Builders Offer An Encouraging Sign When builders feel confident that there are a lot of buyers looking for new homes, they build more homes.

Fewer Home Buyers Making Offers Sight Unseen No one wants to make big decisions hastily. It's a great way to make mistakes and end up with regrets.

Most Homeowners Say They Love Their House Sometimes picking a house to buy can cause anxiety. After all, what if you choose the wrong one and aren't happy living there?

Prices Cuts Rising But Only In Some Neighborhoods Home prices have been increasing for awhile. But their consistent upward climb is starting to slow, according to new data.

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Loans To Buy Homes Up 2% From Last Year According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey, average mortgage rates were up across all loan categories last week, including 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with both conforming and jumbo balances, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration, and 15-year fixed-rate loans.

Economy Has Americans Thinking About Buying Deciding to buy a house is mainly a money decision. You either feel secure enough financially to make a move or you don't.

Number Of Homes For Sale Sees Biggest Gain Since 2013 Affordability is always a top concern for people thinking about buying a house. Of course, there are other factors that are important when deciding whether or not to move.

Green Features Add Value To Homes In order for a home to be considered truly green, there are six elements it needs to contain, according to the Appraisal Institute, a professional association of real estate appraisers.

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Higher Mortgage Rates Shouldn’t Sway Home Buyers If you're someone who's been thinking about buying a house, you've likely kept your eye on mortgage rates and home prices.

Which Cities Have The Country’s Biggest Houses? When looking for a house to buy, you aren't necessarily always looking for the biggest house. After all, the size of the home you choose will be determined, in part, by things like the size of your family, storage needs, how many bathrooms and bedrooms, etc.

Contract Signings Slow As Summer Season Ends The number of signed contracts to buy homes fell 1.8 percent in August and are now down 2.3 percent year-over-year.