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If you’re still renting your place, the thought of buying a home can feel overwhelming. A recent TD Bank survey of first-time homebuyers found 64% of people who have never owned a home are concerned ...

Buying a property isn’t just about securing finance and finding the right home—it also comes with tax implications that can affect you both immediately and in the long run. Many buyers focus on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. It used to be said that owning a home protected you from ...

Buying a home in the fourth quarter of 2024 would have been like finding dirt-cheap eggs — difficult. Though home prices decreased slightly and the number of homes crept up, the market remained ...

“It’s kind of a shocking number,” said an economist with the National Association of Realtors. By Julia Carpenter The path to homeownership continues to get longer, with the median age of first-time ...