Mortgage

Real Estate

What is a ‘Zombie Mortgage’?

Has your mortgage come back from the dead? It probably wasn’t really gone, it was likely just hiding.

Business

A Way to Beat High Mortgage Rates? Take Over Someone Else’s Loan.

Assumable mortgages — or low-rate mortgages that home buyers can take over from home sellers — are making a comeback.…

News

The Case for Letting Mortgages Move With Us

What if you could move to a new home but keep the mortgage that you took out on the old…

Business

A 30-Year Trap: The Problem With America’s Weird Mortgages

Buying a home was hard before the pandemic. Somehow, it keeps getting harder. Prices, already sky-high, have gotten even higher,…

News

The Fed Has Put Our Housing Market in Jeopardy

The Federal Reserve’s relentless attack on inflation is jeopardizing our housing market. The resulting damage is not only having an…

Real Estate

Trying for a Mortgage? Here’s How Much Money You Need to Make.

Qualifying incomes for standard mortgages on typical homes have gone through the roof. Especially in California.

Business

A Higher Monthly Payment, but Less Square Footage

Homebuilders are responding to rising interest rates with an innovation: a small house in the traditionally spacious exurbs.

Business

Why Britain’s Mortgage Holders Are Being Squeezed

The Bank of England’s campaign to curb inflation is pushing up monthly payments for millions of homeowners.

Business

Mortgage Fees (Seriously) Spurred Outrage on TikTok. Here’s Why.

Changes to fees applied to federal mortgages have led to a misconception that borrowers with low credit scores will pay…

Real Estate

Renting Rather Than Buying? Here’s Where You’ll Save the Most.

Although renting is still cheaper than paying a mortgage in most U.S. metro areas, the gap between the two is…

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