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FIRST TIME BUYERS WAITING LONGER AND PAYING MORE First time homebuyers today are waiting longer before entering the market and devoting a larger chunk of their income to homeownership when they do. Median income for first-time buyers averages $54,3...

President Barack Obama said in a speech Thursday that mortgages need to be more accessible and affordable to creditworthy families to spur a stronger housing market. He said lowering Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance premiums is one way...

Ben Carson | Photo by CJ Hanevy / Shutterstock.com Yesterday, the Senate voted 62-37 to end debate on Ben Carson’s nomination as the incoming Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to schedule a confirmation vote today...

For those of you that do not Tweet – you should consider doing so. If you want to talk about effective bang for the buck, the 140 total characters, letters, numbers and spaces of a Tweet on Twitter certainly qualifies. Who knew you could say so much...

Washington, D.C. – November 3, 2014 (Realtor.org) Despite an improving job market and low interest rates, the share of first-time buyers fell to its lowest point in nearly three decades and is preventing a healthier housing market from reaching its full...