As nearly 18 million owner-occupied homes throughout the U.S. are now housing-cost-burdened, a new study from LendingTree revealed the share of households headed by single mothers are much more likely to overspend on housing costs than others.
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Click through to find out how many millennials are living with their family to save for their first home.
Read More »Financial Stress Falls as Housing Strength Grows
Strength in the labor and housing markets bring consumer financial stress to a new low.
Read More »The State of the Millennial Housing Market
Is money still an issue for one of the youngest groups set to buy homes? Click through to read more.
Read More »Are 30-Year Mortgages Bad for Financial Wellness?
Once seen as an accessible path to homeownership, new analysis is questioning whether the amount of credit accumulated on the loan is worth the investment.
Read More »Examining “Financial Well Being” Among Military Servicemembers
The amount of servicemembers who report a higher financial well being surpasses the general population, but there are still downfalls.
Read More »The Week Ahead: The Year at Freddie Mac
On Thursday, Freddie Mac will release its results for the fourth quarter and full year. Click through to learn what else is happening in The Week Ahead.
Read More »FICO, Experian, and Finicity Launch New Credit Score
The new system aims to improve credit access, giving consumers more control in the credit scoring process.
Read More »Looking Beyond the Credit Score
A recent research report reveals that many Americans have little to no credit history. See how other sources, such as bank account cash flow, can help a borrower who doesn’t have the right credit score secure a loan.
Read More »Consumers Increasingly Uncertain Over Home Prices
Even as access to credit gets easier, homebuyers and owners remain uncertain over the trend of growing home prices, according to a report by the New York Fed. What other indicators have consumers worried?
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