New home sales had ended 2019 in a much stronger fashion than they had started the year. December sales were at an annual rate of 708,000 (a revision from the initial estimate of 694,000) and running more than 23 percent above sales a year earlier. With Wednesday's...

Married or single, more women are buying homes When talking about homeownership, many couples are waiting until later on in life or living with their parents or roommates. However, a new report from Compass and Better.com says that an increasing amount of women are...

Americans find murder less terrifying than having their identity stolen by a wide margin, finds a new report from AtlasVPN.com, based on a survey of more than 1,500 respondents. With data breaches in the U.S. reaching record high numbers, consumers’ fears are growing....

Knowledge is power. And if you're planning to battle hordes of other buyers to get a home or put your own house on the market this year, it could pay off big-time to know your competition. These new soon-to-be homeowners are more likely to be millennials, not have...

The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.29% this week The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.29% this week, the lowest ever recorded by Freddie Mac in a series that goes back to 1971. The rate fell 16 basis points from the...

Fewer homes were on the market in February compared to a year prior, and home prices are rising as inventory continues to tighten, according to realtor.com®’s February Housing Trends Report. That has prompted economists to predict a particularly competitive spring...

Business email compromise (BEC) and phishing scams are two of the most common tactics used by cyber criminals to infiltrate business networks and cause havoc in the form of wire transfer fraud, data encryption, planting ransomware, and even blackmailing or coercing...

After a slight uptick the previous month, nationwide delinquency rates have fallen to the lowest level since June 2000 After a slight uptick in the previous month, nationwide delinquency rates in December fell to the lowest level for the past 20 years. Across the...

Another major drop in mortgage rates caused a massive jump in borrowers applying to refinance their home loans. The surge sent total mortgage application volume up 55.4% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally...

The gain of 4.2% from a year earlier was the slowest annualized increase since 2012 The value of all U.S. owner-occupied homes increased to a record $29.2 trillion in the third quarter, according to a Federal Reserve report known as the Flow of Funds. That was a gain...