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Banks accused of ‘irresponsible lending’ as buyers face emptying pensions to pay off mortgages
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoSome banks now offer mortgages with terms of up to 40 years. The average mortgage term for first-...
What Is a Conventional Loan?
The Wall Street Journal· 20 hours agoOf all the mortgage options out there, the conventional loan is the most popular. “Conventional loans are very common compared with other loan types,”...
6 ways home buyers mess up getting a mortgage
New York Post· 4 days agoMortgage pre-approval, meanwhile, is an in-depth process that involves a lender running a credit check and verifying your income and assets. Then an...
Main Street Capital (MAIN) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 5 days agoWe are also very pleased that we generated growth in both our lower middle market and private loan...
Mortgage Rates Finally Fall as the Housing Market Faces a 'Slow Spring'
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days agoMortgage rates finally fell for the first time in five weeks, with the average rate for a 30-year...
A 20% home down payment isn't 'the law of the land,' analyst says. Here's how much people are paying
CNBC· 18 hours agoHomebuyers are making bigger down payments, but the average is well below 20%. While the share is...
Connecticut saw increase in April for real estate listings. Now may be the time to move.
Stamford Advocate· 4 days agoNew home listings jumped 8 percent in April in Connecticut, a development real estate experts have...
What is a USDA loan, and are you eligible?
CNN.com· 5 days agoA USDA loan is a zero-down-payment mortgage available through the US Department of Agriculture. USDA loans aim to help low- and moderate-income buyers...
Yes, you can balance homebuying and summer travel
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoHouse hunting can be exhausting, especially in today’s competitive market. Karen Wilder, a real estate agent with Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International...
Average long-term US mortgage rate snaps five-week string of increases, but remains above 7%
KAAL Austin· 6 days agoThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for ...