US sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market could be starting to recover. New-home sales increased 3.3 percent in April from March to a seasonally...
View ArticleRise in US home sales reflects steady improvement
Americans bought more homes in July than in June, the latest evidence that the housing market is slowly, but steadily, improving.
View ArticleYoung US adults who move hits 50-year low
U.S. mobility for young adults has fallen to the lowest level in 50 years as cash-strapped 20-somethings shun home-buying and refrain from major job moves.
View ArticleElkowitz: Challenges in obtaining a mortgage on LI
High property taxes, high energy costs, high real estate prices are all part of the challenge of home buying. Now add the challenge of obtaining a mortgage.
View ArticleLarge student debt load limits young Americans’ home-buying
The percentage of student loans 90 days or more overdue rose to 11.3 percent in the final three months of last year.
View ArticleUS home sales slump in Oct. as higher prices weigh on buyers
Last month suggested the start of a reflexive backlash after the strong gains in home-buying.
View ArticleZillow: Higher rates, prices to slow 2016 housing market
Deteriorating housing affordability nationwide will put a damper on home buying next year, according to a new report from Zillow.
View ArticleMissing ingredient for millennials: Down payment savings
37 percent of millennial renters have saved nothing at all for a down payment
View ArticleExisting US home sales reach highest since February 2007
Americans bought homes in November in the fastest pace in nearly a decade
View ArticleSurvey: High price is biggest barrier to home ownership
The report found 67 percent of Long Islanders surveyed believe high home prices tops the list of barriers to home ownership here, while 60 percent of those surveyed in the rest of the country thought so.
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