homebuying

12 first-time homebuyer mistakes

Buying your first home can be a thrill. But it also requires a lot of hard work and help from others. Avoid these 12 mistakes with tips from NerdWallet or they could cost you.

Cities where home prices climbed fastest in 2017

Housing prices were up an average of 6.4 percent year-over-year in October in 20 key U.S. cities. Here's the top nine cities where homeowners are cheering and potential homebuyers are groaning, according to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller.

Avocado toast with mortgage? Yep, it's a thing

Millennials������collectively groaned when a millionaire gave them some advice: Stop buying avocado toast if you want to buy a home. An online lender is playing on that meme, offering the pricey toast with a mortgage.