Stacy Berman recalls recently how, wearing socks, she slid off the bottom step of the staircase in her multistory house. The fall broke her pinky toe, requiring her to wear a medical boot for five wee... more

A nurse in her late 30s hankers to own an Art Deco-style house in the Miami area, where she’s rented an apartment since 2019. She dreams of a three-bedroom place where she and her golden retriever wou... more

This past year was one of incredible frustration for young families who feel trapped in their rental units and seek to buy a first home. But there’s hope for those with parents willing and able to pit... more

An Idaho couple in their early 30s -- a nurse married to an attorney -- are anxious to sell the tiny two-bedroom rambler they bought before the pandemic. Given their salary increases, they now aspire ... more

A married couple in their mid-60s own a classic all-stone Georgian house in a desirable suburb of Philadelphia.... more

America isn’t just full of wannabe first-time homebuyers. It’s also full of owners eager to move to better quarters.... more

A married couple of hotel managers in Reno are extremely motivated to buy their first home. They won’t settle for less than four bedrooms, a three-car garage and a spacious kitchen. Plus, they want an... more

Before COVID-19 hit the U.S., Stacy Berman, a seasoned real estate agent, worked exclusively from an office in a Maryland suburb. Meanwhile her husband, a trade association director, commuted to downt... more

As they approach their 40s, a Los Angeles couple -- a musician partnered with the manager of a farmer’s market --have become focused on escaping their one-bedroom rental to buy a modest detached home ... more

This fall, housing sales were expected to increase strongly. But after a September bounce, the market has turned listless. That’s because mortgage rates have once again started rising.... more

The pandemic drastically altered Americans’ housing preferences. Since Covid-19, many more first-time buyers aspire for ownership of a detached, single-family house, ideally with a fenced yard big eno... more

When the Federal Reserve dropped its benchmark interest rate on Sept. 18, a couple of wannabe homebuyers in Colorado felt sure it would translate to lower mortgage rates. They hoped that would finally... more

After a computer programmer in his late 60s became legally separated from his homemaker wife, the couple was compelled by the divorce court to sell their large bi-level property located on a leafy, bu... more