Once considered a luxury feature, in-home AC systems are becoming a must amid the nation’s recent string of unseasonably hot summers, according to a report. And homebuyers are willing to pay a premium to keep their cool.

From permit stage to home sweet home, it took an average of 7.5 months to complete construction of a single-family house last year, an annual survey reveals, but some U.S. regions saw that wait time reach into the double digits.

Some lucky home sellers have made a serious killing at the closing table since the turn of the century. Just how many? That’s the million-dollar question … and one a data provider set out to answer.

Despite the changing fortunes of fellow neighbors over the years, many long-time homeowners choose to hold down the fort in their forever home. A study found that more people tend to stay put than others in some cities.

As the summer selling season approaches, a report shows that homes are selling at record speed across the country, high home prices notwithstanding. Here’s why homebuyers will face one of the toughest markets this season.

Would-be buyers casting their net for a shelter by the shore would be wise to take note: according to a new CoreLogic study, the nation’s priciest places to ...

Purchasing a home is unquestionably one of the biggest expenditures most consumers will make in a lifetime. It’s exciting, it’s nerve-wracking, it’s fraught with decisions. And when you ...

A new report examined the potential damage to properties in case of a major quake in the California region that sits along a dangerous fault line. Were the findings encouraging?

Today’s rising interest rates have some market participants concerned, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The survey reports that crimped housing supply, coupled with the higher cost to borrow, is ...

Striking a balance between default risk and credit access can be an onerous, if not impossible, task to undertake, Urban Wire reports. Take some recent, well-intentioned efforts by ...