A borrower with a “fair” credit score could pay $100,000 more over the life of a 30-year mortgage for the same home than an otherwise identical borrower with an “excellent” score would, according to a new Zillow analysis.
Today’s home...
Ballooning mortgage costs, driven by skyrocketing prices and interest rates, have made mortgages less affordable than at any time since at least 2007.
Demand for homes has pulled back in response, easing price growth, slowing sales and boosting inventory, according...
Buying a home in a competitive market can be a stressful experience, often most similar to the stress of planning a wedding or being fired, and a new Zillow survey shows that half of home-buyers say the process left...
Two years into the pandemic, the U.S. housing market is virtually unrecognizable from its previous state, with nearly half the number of homes for sale, prices higher by one-third and rising, and rents hundreds of dollars more a month,...
The housing market is expected to return to pre-pandemic, 2019 norms – at least in terms of inventory and the share of purchases made by first-time home buyers – by 2024, according to a panel of housing market experts...
Homes are selling fast year-round these days, with a difference of only a few days between the fastest and slowest periods. But one thing that’s remained constant: Listing a home for sale in the spring will yield the best...
Did your house earn more than you did in 2021?
In the Washington area, the answer for most of us probably is “no” – although in the rest of the country, it in many cases may be “yes.”
That’s the conclusion...
Two years into the pandemic, the U.S. housing market is virtually unrecognizable from its previous state, with nearly half the number of homes for sale, prices higher by one-third and rising, and rents hundreds of dollars more a month,...
A typical American home’s value is now up 31 percent – nearly $77,000 – since the onset of the pandemic, according to new data, although the Washington region is slightly trailing national appreciation.
Over the past year alone, home values...
A new year means new resolutions, and at the top of the list for many will be making their home more functional.
Zillow Research finds that 72 percent of homeowners will consider at least one home-improvement project in the coming...
