What Is the Down Payment Sweet Spot?

More than half of Americans say that 10 percent is the ideal down payment, though...

Kitchen Renovations Offer Homeowners the Largest Returns

Completely overhauling or upgrading a kitchen are the interior home-improvement projects that offer the biggest...

Bay Area Pending Home Sales Nearing Year-Long Slide

Pending home sales declined nationwide, in California, and in the Bay Area in August, once...

U.S. Home Prices Up, Sales Down in August

Four major trends persisted for the national housing market in August: rising prices, declining inventory,...

Millennials’ Student Debt Is Larger Than Their Incomes

Lingering student loans are causing younger Americans to make important life sacrifices, including postponing a...

California, Bay Area Inventory Continues to Shrink in August

The number of homes for sale declined statewide and in every Bay Area county from...

U.S. Foreclosure Rate Falls to 10-Year Low

Home price appreciation and a thriving job market have pushed down foreclosures and mortgage delinquencies...

Oakland Remains America’s Most Difficult Home-Flipping Market

Expensive prices and hefty remodeling costs once again place the Bay Area's three largest cities...

Bay Area Buyers Make the Nation’s Largest Down Payments

To successfully close a sale, Bay Area homebuyers are putting down much larger down payments...