According to one survey, buying a first home is more stressful than certain life events — and brings some unexpected changes.

It was almost midnight when the smoke detector went off again. Angel Santiago expected his new home to have some quirks: It was built in Salem in 1812. But he’d failed to uncover why the attic smoke ...

Fed up with moving from rental to rental, marketing executive Angelika Smith felt that the time was right to buy a place of her own. But with property prices – and rent – being so high, the ...

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Homes remained out of reach for many people of first-time home buyer age in the first quarter of the year. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

WalletHub ranked 300 US cities to reveal the best and worst places for first-time homebuyers. Cities were scored on 22 factors, from housing costs and weather to crime rates and school quality. Most ...

Buyers of newly built homes are sometimes shocked to see their property-tax bills skyrocket after the first year. Americans' property-tax bills have risen sharply in recent years. But the newest ...