Homebuyer affordability slipped for fifth straight month, real estate index shows

With both home prices and mortgage rates climbing since earlier this year, affording a home has become harder, according to a housing affordability index.

Stage Before the Photos, Not After the Price Reduction

Sellers and agents lose valuable ground when professional staging enters the conversation too late. Professional staging is still misunderstood as the final decorative layer before photography. In reality, it should begin much earlier. The strongest results come when staging is treated as the prelud

U.S. mortgage rates hit one-year high

The 'Fast Money' traders talk mortgage rates hitting one-year high.

Here's why the housing market is hurting so much this summer

Mortgage rates are high, home prices at record levels, and consumers stressed — all contributing to a drop in existing home sales and builder sentiment.