If you're in the market to buy a new home, it's important to consider how much that home costs and whether or not you can comfortably afford to purchase it. After all, the majority of people who buy a ...

U.S. home buyers face a tough real-estate market, with the 30-year mortgage near 8%. Exactly how tough is it to buy a house these days? MarketWatch worked with Redfin to find out how much a home buyer ...

Many of us know the old adage to save money: Buy what you need, not what you want. But even when money is tight, it's a hard rule to follow. It's OK to buy what you want every now and then, but the ...

Homebuyers today need an annual income of $114,627 to afford a median-priced U.S. home, according to a Redfin analysis, which is up $15,285, or 15%, from a year ago and is around $40,000 more than the ...