Owning a home doesn't just put a roof over your head — it can also put money in your pocket (at least on paper). According to a 2022 report from the National Association of Realtors, single-family ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. If you watch homebuying shows on TV, you’ll often hear buyers saying they ...

Five years after opening a separate savings account labeled “down payment,” four years after attending our first open house and three years after house hunting in earnest, my girlfriend and I are ...