Matt Webber is an experienced personal finance writer, researcher, and editor. He has published widely on personal finance, marketing, and the impact of technology on contemporary arts and culture.

Home ownership comes with maintenance and upkeep, insurance and other costs that may be lower when you’re renting. Buying a home is a reasonably complicated process, and many prospective home buyers ...

Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

From market conditions, to location, to your individual finances, the path to buying a home can look wildly different from person to person. (For a little snapshot of what that range can look like, ...

A real estate veteran and Wall Street Journal Real Trends Top 250 agent offers a "code to the lockbox" of the oftentimes mystifying home-buying process, providing unconventional and overlooked keys to ...

Learn seven smart strategies to avoid homebuyer burnout--reduce stress and navigate the home buying process with confidence ...

With home prices staying high and mortgage rates still above 6.8% as of mid-2025, many buyers are exploring alternative ways to enter the housing market. One option that continues to spark interest is ...