Conventional wisdom has it that if you find a home equipped with the latest eco-friendly features it's going to cost you significantly more than one without. After all, energy-efficiency and green-home technologies have become more popular with prospective home buyers in recent years. But though that's commonly thought, new research says it's not necessarily true. In fact, in some markets, homes with eco-friendly features such as solar panels, smart thermostats or bamboo floo

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Every month, Fannie Mae surveys Americans to better understand how they view the housing market, their personal finances, and the overall economy. Their Home Purchase Sentiment Index is a measure of how people around the country feel about buying or selling a home. And, according to the most recent results, they currently feel like it's time to buy. In fact, there was a 10 percent increase in the number of respondents who said they felt like it was the right time compared to

Mortgage rates have been increasing lately and there is an expectation that they will move higher this year. But while home prices get a lot of attention, rising mortgage rates are a little more difficult for buyers to calculate in terms of what it will cost them. According to one recent model, a less than one percent increase in mortgage rates over the next year would result in a $100 increase to the typical monthly mortgage payment. But since the costs of homeownership are