The nation’s largest mortgage lender just got rid of its minimum credit score requirement on most home loans. The move is ...
We got a rare winning day for mortgage rates yesterday thanks to what seemed like renewed interest in bonds. The global bond selloff has been brutal for mortgage rates, but at a certain point things ...
If you’re thinking about selling your home, you might be curious what kind of proceeds you’ll receive. My cost to sell a home calculator can give you a better idea of what you could walk away with. It ...
When shopping for a home loan, you may come across the term “risk-based pricing”. It’s a method the mortgage industry uses to measure risk and deliver appropriate interest rates based on a borrower’s ...
Below is a list of “mortgage help” topics I feel are beneficial to anyone thinking about buying real estate, getting a mortgage, currently going through the mortgage process, or even those who already ...
Rocket Mortgage announced today that it will soon default to VantageScore 4.0 instead of the FICO score it relied upon for years. The switch is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2026 and ...
The Federal Reserve is almost guaranteed to hike rates today. Odds are currently around 93%, per CME FedWatch, meaning it’s basically a sure thing. In the Fed’s history, they’ve never defied odds like ...
Just when it appeared that mortgage rates were chipping away, they’re back to new highs. And not just any old highs, but the highest highs since President Trump took office for his second term. The ...
If you asked someone a year ago where mortgage rates would be today, my guess is they wouldn’t say one full percentage point higher. Yet here we are, with the 30-year fixed now almost exactly 100 ...
Chase is back with another mortgage rate sale, something they’ve done several times over the past couple years. They don’t advertise the exact amount of the discount, but common knowledge says it’s 25 ...
Every day, we fret about small changes in mortgage rates, even if it amounts to just a handful of basis points. The 30-year fixed climbed from 7.17% to 7.22%! Oh no! Meanwhile, there are lenders out ...