Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

Higher home prices and mortgage rates are a challenge for first-time buyers, but there's a lot more to the story than that.

Buying your first home is a major milestone. However, it comes with major financial responsibilities, including protecting your home with homeowners insurance. While many first-time buyers focus on ...

“As of now, tension has not fully dissipated in the Middle East, which raises the possibility of very divergent outcomes for mortgage rates over the next month. In recent weeks, news of a potential ...

Two distinct would-be homebuyers stream – or trickle — into new home demand pools in every geographic market, more or less always. What sets them apart is important. One group of prospects clearly can ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – From credit score secrets to compound interest magic, News4JAX is digging into the first-time buyer programs that could help with down payments, and why high-yield accounts are ...

The surge in first-time homebuyers during 2020 has led to a new trend: first-time home sellers. Many who bought during the pandemic are now rethinking their decisions, citing changing lifestyles, ...