Mortgages Blog

The volatile stock market is forcing investors to move into tangible assets.

Borrowers who take out an FHA mortgage of more than $625,000 will have to pay higher fees as of next week.

It’s hard to look beyond the dream of owning a residential island, but buying any vacant property can result in big bills.

With mortgage rates dropping, homeowners are quick to realize the double benefit of refinancing now. Not only do they get a low rate that reduces their monthly payments, they are also locking in a shorter duration to be free of debt sooner and build up home equity faster. Freddie Mac released a report recently that shows

The disappointing May jobs report released this morning means bad news for the economy and for investors, but not for mortgage rates. The unemployment rate inched up to 8.2 percent and the economy added only 69,000 jobs in May, says the Labor Department. Economists had expected at least 150,000 new jobs. It gets worse: revisions

Think mortgage rates are low? Well, they are about to get lower.

Banks are making money from fewer mortgages, but next year looks quite different.

Should we tighten down payment requirements where prices are rising at double-digit rates?

Are fancy fixtures and more square footage luring homebuyers?

Will the third try be a charm for HARP? Industry analysts seem to think so. And so does the government.