Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac aren’t your neighbors — they’re mortgage game changers. Here’s how to leverage their 2025 loan limit boost
Wondering how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can make homeownership more affordable in 2025? With higher conforming loan limits ...
Home Sales Are Slow Now—But Hopes for Spring Are Blossoming
Recent housing data has pointed to a slow start to 2025, but recent improvements in interest rates have some economists cautiously optimistic about the key spring sales season.
Despite mortgage rates falling, first-time home buyers still face challenges
More homes are expected to come onto the market as the spring homebuying season gets underway. Continued improvements in mortgage rates, which have declined for seven straight weeks, could lead to ...
Buying a Home? Without the Consumer Bureau, You Need to Be Your Own Watchdog.
The C.F.P.B. had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders. But with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, ...
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Pending home sales drop the most in 17 months, Redfin says
For the four weeks ended March 2, pending sales were down 6.4% annually as prices continued to rise, pushing borrower monthly ...
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Mortgage rates drop again to lowest level this year
Discount points are a way to lower your mortgage rate, while origination points are fees lenders charge to create, review and ...
Here’s how much you need to make to afford a $1 million house today
There are a few rules of thumb for how much house you can afford, but a $250,000 yearly income is a good starting point for a ...
Mortgage rates are falling. Here's how much income you need now to buy a house for $250,000, $400,000 and $1 million.
With a down payment of 20% and an estimated 30-year mortgage rate of 6.76%, while also factoring in property taxes and homeowners-insurance premiums, a home buyer would need to make at least $66,300 ...
Mortgage rates fell to their lowest level in more than 2 months. Here’s what 4 pros say rates will do next
This week, mortgage rates decreased to their lowest level in over two months. The drop in mortgage rates, combined with ...
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March Mortgage Outlook: Hostile Rates, but Friendly Price Cuts
Mortgage rates might remain level for the first two-thirds of March. But they could rise after March 19, when the Federal ...
Governors And Legislators Take On Local Impediments To New Housing
Lawmakers and governors in many states this year are aiming to bring down housing costs, namely by protecting property rights ...