Married couples no longer make up the majority of U.S. households for the first time in U.S. history, according to the latest census data. Married couples represent 48 percent of all households, which is down from 52 percent in the last census.

Portland State University demographer Charles Rynerson says that with an aging population more people are living alone with more...

Real estate professionals across the country — and worldwide — will hold open houses this weekend in their local communities to spotlight home ownership as part of the 2011 REALTOR® Nationwide Open House event.

About 250 local associations from 30 states will be participating in an event designed to build buyer momentum around home ownership during tens of...

Nearly 35 percent of occupied homes were rented in 2010, which is an increase of 33.8 percent from 2000, according to a USA Today analysis of U.S. Census data of more than 500 midsize and large cities.

Since the peak of the housing market in 2006, the number of renter households has grown — on average, by 692,000 a year — while the number of owner households is...

Low appraisals that come in below the purchase price are still delaying closings or killing some sales contracts, real estate professionals say in a survey from April.

One out of 10 real estate professionals--or 11 percent--say that low appraisals are causing home sales contracts to fall through. An additional 10 percent say low appraisals are delaying closings, according to...