#Mortgage

A monopoly on mortgages is finally loosening. Homebuyers aren’t the only ones who stand to benefit.

TL;DR: Mortgage rates are moving upward again after last week's AI-fueled spiral.

High inflation and competition for investor dollars are helping keep longer-term interest rates elevated, economists say.

My wife(28) and I(30) currently make roughly $116,000 after all deductions and minimal mortgage. We currently have roughly $65-70k in checking and bought our first home for $338k 6.25%(currently owe $309k). We are fortunately otherwise debt free.…

California's Proposition 37 would authorize $25 billion in bonds for down payment assistance through second mortgages. But borrowing more money won't solve housing affordability.

Formatting may suck, on a cell and I got sick of trying to fix it. Please don’t judge. It’s been an exceptionally long year. I’m doing my best.…

Hello! I’m seeking some advice on if we should pay off our loan or invest our extra cash. Our current mortgage has a high interest rate of 6.8% - 30 year loan. Original loan was 465k and now down to 265k. Married 35, 3 kids.…

Hello all, I'm in a little bit of a situation here. My wifes sister needs a place to stay, snd we are fortunate enough to have 2 houses to our name.…

Plus, the first installment of our Ask the Economist series: The US midterm elections are approaching. What could a divided government mean for the economy?

Trouble for tech stocks is good news for Treasuries, sending bond yields and mortgage interest rates lower.

Trump's executive order on housing aims to lower mortgage costs. Here's what it means for homeowners and buyers.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.…

Mortgage interest rates are rebounding as markets mull the possibility of upcoming strikes in Iran.

It's a tough housing market for basically everybody as mortgage rates remain firmly above 7%.

I have a new house with 350k on the mortgage @ 6.5%. Sold my old house for about 250k so I'm probably going to just put that towards the new mortgage. Which leaves 100k left.…

My wife (32) and I (31) are about to buy a house and we got pre-approved with an interest rate of 7.25%. My wife will be getting a new job and better pay when we move here soon. She’ll be making $109k/yr (she was making $85k).…

Mortgage interest rates are a little higher as the market shakes off some of its recent AI-related anxiety.