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Fact Check Team: Why the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is unique to the US
WJLA· 2 days agoThe current rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is just over 7%, according to Freddie Mac, down...
SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan May Make Homebuying Easier
Forbes· 1 day agoThe new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) student loan repayment plan may help student loan...
First-time home buyers pounce as 30-year FHA loan rate dives below 7%
Market Watch· 4 days agoMortgage applications rose 2.6% in the last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. The average...
Assumable mortgage platform Roam partners with national lender on down payment assistance -...
HousingWire· 1 day agoNew York-based assumable mortgage platform Roam rolled out a new partnership with national lender Spring EQ to provide second-lien loans to Roam customers, the company announced on Thursday.
McCargo appointed as CEO of FHLBank of San Francisco - HousingWire
HousingWire· 4 days agoThe Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of San Francisco, one of the 11 regionally based, wholesale...
More homebuyers are paying discount points as interest rates continue to rise
FOX Business· 6 days agoMortgage points, which are one-time fees paid at closing in exchange for a lower interest rate, are...
ADU options set to expand in California
HousingWire via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoHousing startup BOXABL is now approved to sell a factory-built accessory dwelling unit in California, which could increase the supply of affordable...
A Way to Beat High Mortgage Rates? Take Over Someone Else’s Loan.
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHome prices were already high when Ellen Harper, a software architect living in Atlanta, started...
Updated Home Energy Efficiency Standards Could Affect 1 in 4 Homes - CleanTechnica
CleanTechnica· 6 days agoThe refreshed standards will impact up to a quarter of all new homes nationwide and will cut energy...
How Reverse Mortgages Work
Investopedia· 6 days agoHow does a reverse mortgage work? Generally, a reverse mortgage enables a homeowner age 62 or older to access equity in their home without making...