Tag Archives: interest rates
With homes, good fences make fast sellers
When selling your home, brag about your fenced backyard if you have one. You might sell your house faster. Continue reading
Brexit drives mortgage refinancing boomlet
Lenders say they have seen an increase in refinance applications since the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. Continue reading
Lock your mortgage rate ASAP, lenders say
Lock your mortgage rate now because today’s rate plunge might not last long. That’s today’s advice from mortgage brokers and loan officers. Continue reading
For every 10 new households formed, 6 homes are built. How’s that working out?
More than a million dwellings needed to be built last year just to keep up with the new households that were created. Yet only 620,000 new housing units were completed, meaning that the nation fell short by 430,000 homes. And that’s just in 1 year. So … Continue reading
Greg McBride: Lay down ARMs?
Don’t rule out adjustable-rate mortgages as interest rates rise. Continue reading
Black women pay higher mortgage rates
On average, women of color have mortgages with higher interest rates than their white counterparts, according to a new study. Continue reading
Jean Chatzky: Buy a home now?
Whether you’re talking interest rates, PMI or new down payment requirements, 2015 may be the last best year to buy. Here’s how to do it right. Continue reading
March jobs report will keep rates low
If you had been under the impression that an improving economy gave you a short window of opportunity to get a mortgage at today’s low interest rates, today’s employment report should make you feel more optimistic. Continue reading