Stories Tagged as
Home buying
Where have all the first time home buyers gone?
May 26, 2014
One answer: nearly half of all home sales go to all-cash buyers
Want to buy a home? Better bring cash
by
David Gura
May 9, 2014
A third of all homes sold last quarter were paid for in cash.
Rent versus buy: How did you choose your home?
Mar 11, 2014
What was your experience buying or renting your home?
Why we can't let go of the fixed-rate mortgage
by
Adriene Hill
Nov 26, 2013
There's a financial cost to mortgages that stay at the same interest rate for 30 years, but there are also social benefits.
Who thought 30-year mortgages were a good thing?
by
Adriene Hill
Nov 25, 2013
Lending money for 30 years at a fixed interest rate isn't attractive to banks. So how did 30-year fixed-rate mortgages come to be the standard?
Carmen's lightning round! Personal finance advice for all
Nov 8, 2013
Here at Marketplace Money we get way more questions than we could ever hope to answer.