• Institutional Investors Make Up a Small Share of Today’s Market,Frank Ortiz

    Institutional Investors Make Up a Small Share of Today’s Market

      Scroll through your social feed, and you may come across something that says investors are buying all the homes right now. But housing market data tells a different story. Only 0.4% of the 86 million single-family homes in the U.S. are owned by large investors (those with over 1,000 properties) to

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  • When Buying a Home Feels Out of Reach, Some Families Do This Instead,Frank Ortiz

    When Buying a Home Feels Out of Reach, Some Families Do This Instead

    For a lot of people, the math on buying a home just doesn’t really work right now. Maybe that’s how it feels for you too. You look at the cost of buying. Then you look at the cost of childcare. And it starts to feel like you have to choose one or the other. But some families are finding a way to mak

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  • Thinking About an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage? Here’s What You Need To Know.,Frank Ortiz

    Thinking About an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage? Here’s What You Need To Know.

    If you’ve been looking for a home lately, you’ve probably felt how tough affordability still is. And that's exactly why more buyers are opting for adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs. Here's what you need to understand about how they work, and whether they make sense for you. What Is an Adjustable-Ra

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