Category Archives: Mortgages
Spring housing thaw?
Builders are looking for reasons to be confident going into the spring buying season. Continue reading
Which goes 1st: Card or mortgage?
Which would you pay first: credit cards bills or the mortgage? Continue reading
Is reverse mortgage a good deal?
Seniors with home equity need to be sure of their motives before getting a reverse mortgage. Continue reading
Pricing a home’s history
How much is a “George Washington slept here” type of reputation worth? Continue reading
Global home prices hit new peak
Locations affordable to the super-rich saw the fastest home price gains in 2013. Continue reading
Will jobs report push rates up?
This morning’s February employment report had mixed news for the economy and for mortgage borrowers. Continue reading
More homeowners above water
Rising prices lifted millions of homeowners out of negative equity in 2013. Continue reading
New-home sales jump
Sales of new, single-family homes hit a five-year high in January. Continue reading
Climbing cost of homeownership
The average cost to own a home is up more than 20 percent across the country. Continue reading
Home prices rise at slower pace
U.S. home prices increased in 2013, but two new reports indicate the market has cooled. Continue reading