Aly J. Yale, contributor

If you thought mortgage lenders were tough on those with a less-than-great credit score, think again. In many cities, it's harder to rent with a low credit score than to buy a home.

Mortgage customer satisfaction: what do homebuyers and homeowners want, and who delivers it best?

With housing heating up, people are able to makes moves they might have been putting off. And some nice towns have reaped the benefit of that -- including San Diego, California.

An increase in new home construction is good for today's homebuyers.

Affordable housing is widely available and historically high in all but three states, according to new data.

It's common knowledge, by now, that Millennials are in the hunt for homes to buy. But more and more younger homeowners are taking advantage of low rates and refinancing homes they already own.

Rising rents don't just make monthly existence hard for enters. They harm the economy for many of the rest of us.