New mortgage underwriting criteria went into effect Jan. 10 requiring a debt-to-income ratio of less than 43 percent for most qualified mortgages. Even if you don't qualify for a mortgage under the ...

Marisela Orozco (foreground) is letting her sister, Marissa, live in the house she thought she would own after making almost four years of payments. Marissa lives there today rent free, but pays the ...

Buying a home straight from the seller may seem like cutting out the middle man, but some say if it's not done right, it can be costly. Tina Johnson of Kansas City, Kansas, said she thought she was ...

A house for sale in West St. Paul. INTERVIEWER: Minnesota senators in the housing and homelessness prevention committee are meeting at the state Capitol and one of the bills on the agenda would create ...

Conveyance is the act of transferring property ownership from one person or entity to a new person or entity. A reconveyance ...

The contract for deed option is marketed as a way for people who can’t get a conventional mortgage to realize the dream of owning a home. But more often than not, buyers do not end up as homeowners.