Homebuyers continue to be saddled with high mortgage rates, which have been hovering close to 7%. However, mortgage applications have ticked up 12.5% for the week ending June 6 after three straight ...

Closing costs can be complicated, especially when hidden fees start popping up. Most buyers spend months planning for their down payment—but closing costs? Those can fly under the radar until the very ...

Closing costs are the associated fees and expenses that are paid when a real estate transaction closes. Both buyers and sellers incur some form of closing costs, but many items can be negotiated. The ...

Make sure you’re prepared for these upfront costs of buying a house Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, mortgages, ...

Conventional homebuying advice focuses heavily on the money you’ll need to save up for a down payment but gives less attention to the notable sum required to cover closing costs. It’s no surprise, ...

Everyone bemoans the high cost of housing. But what about the high cost of closing, which also is out of hand? Start with the cost of title insurance, which has been in the headlines recently because ...

Closing costs are a set of fees and expenses that are paid to the lender when a person takes out a mortgage. Some closing costs are tax deductible. These fees and expenses vary and depend on the ...

One of the expenses that adds to closing costs is real estate transfer taxes, which cover the cost of transferring a title or deed from the seller to the buyer. However, some states do not charge a ...