2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (494+ words) Buying a home in 2026 will take both patience and preparation. The market is still noisy with shifting rates and competing buyers. However, people who get their finances in order now stand a much better chance of getting the house they…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (573+ words) In recent years, large institutional investors have purchased scores of single-family homes nationwide, including thousands across the Tampa Bay area, to rent them out. Some believe Trump's proposal could help individuals and families regain access to homes, but it would…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (60+ words) As the calendar turns to 2026, many would-be homebuyers are watching interest rates closely, hoping a new year will bring lower borrowing costs and finally make homeownership more affordable. As the calendar turns to 2026, many would-be homebuyers are watching interest rates…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (693+ words) The cooling housing market is offering a chance for people who have been sitting on the sidelines to pursue homeownership, but such a huge financial move won't happen overnight. How far in advance you should start looking for a home…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1101+ words) President Donald Trump again vowed to cut housing costs and dangled the promise of dramatic action to address the affordability crisis while making a special address to the nation on Wednesday. "Mortgage payments will be coming down even further early…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (477+ words) Financial gifts for first-time homebuyers are becoming more common. With affordability challenges rising and savings stretched thin, A sizable share of Gen Z and Millennial buyers now rely on family assistance or other pooled contributions to assemble a down payment....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (974+ words) A year ago, housing economists made bold forecasts about 2025. Mortgage rates would stabilize. Inventory would finally loosen. First-time buyers would keep struggling. The forecasters got far more right than wrong. While some predictions didn't pan out as expected, most of…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (34+ words) After praising Todd Combs for years, Warren Buffett gave him a "rather cool sendoff" in Monday's press release, one Berkshire watcher said. How much lower can mortgage rates go? Jackson area experts sound off...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (52+ words) Experts say the third rate cut of the year could gradually lower borrowing costs, but how much consumers benefit depends on the financial choices they make. Experts say the third rate cut of the year could gradually lower borrowing costs,…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (122+ words) This week the federal reserve lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point -- in an effort to support a weakening job market. However -- the divided vote came in part because officials are weighing competing concerns. Our Will DuPree and Avery…...