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How Long Are Americans Staying in Their Homes?

Find out why owners sell, and how those reasons change as homeowners get older, in Credit Sesame's latest infographic Continue reading More »


5 Online Tools to Kick Off Your House Search

We recently featured our top 5 picks of mobile apps for home buyers. Here we continue the theme, this time with recommended smart phone apps and websites for both home...  More »


Buying A Fixer-Upper? Here Are Some Things To Consider…

Rates may be at their lowest for 2011, home prices down to 2002 levels, but that's still too expensive for many first-time home buyers. This flowchart will help you decide...  More »


Modern Land Grab: Where & Why Are Foreigners Buying U.S. Real Estate?

Forget about the double-dip in housing prices and the fact that our homes are now worth what they were back in 2002. Or maybe for those reasons exactly, foreign buyers...  More »


8 First-Time Homebuyer Tips Your Real Estate Agent Won't Tell You

When they're finally ready to make the jump from renting to home ownership, most first time homebuyers enlist a real estate agent to help them through the process. But an...  More »


10 Tips for Surviving Skyrocketing Rental Prices

(Source) Amid still sinking home values -- a trend that has lead to a new peak in the number of homes that are now "underwater" (i.e. worth less than their...  More »


The Housing Hunt Starts Here: Credit Scores, Home Sales, Prices by State

House hunting this year? As we enter the busy season for home buying, it's a good idea to do a little research on the real estate market in your area....  More »