There are many important steps to buying a house, including setting a budget, saving for a down payment and shopping around ...

A house in Katy, Texas, sold by Martin Kay, whose company, Entera, is among the technology firms enabling Wall Street investors to buy large volumes of homes, shifting longstanding patterns in ...

Last week, I spoke to an employee on our Financial Helpline who wanted to buy her first home in Southern California. She and her husband paid rent, not including utilities, of $2,800 per month.

If you were to buy that home today on a 20% down payment, you’d have to finance $290,400. On a 30-year mortgage, the monthly payment would be $2,196, but the total interest paid would be ...

Buying a House Before Selling Your House. More. Getty Images. Consider whether you could realistically carry two mortgages if it takes longer than expected to sell your previous home.