Home Mortgage

The 20% Mortgage Down Payment Is Dead

For first-time home buyers, the challenge of coming up with a 20% mortgage down payment is often difficult enough to keep them out of the market. But the fact is,…

US mortgage rates blip higher

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up this week as the benchmark 30-year rate bounced back from a seven-month low.

Long-term mortgage rates rebound

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week as the benchmark 30-year rate rebounded from a seven-month low, according to mortgage firm Freddie Mac.

U.S. depressed homeownership rate: 5 problems

Despite steadily improving local job markets and historically low mortgage rates, the U.S. homeownership rate is stuck near a 50-year low because of a perverse mix of affordability challenges, student loan debt, tight credit conditions and housing supply shortages, according to findings of a new white paper titled, “Hurdles to Homeownership: Understanding the Barriers” released today.

Long-term US mortgage rates fall

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, with the benchmark 30-year rate declining for the fourth-straight week to its lowest level in nearly seven months.

Long-term US mortgage rates

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were flat to slightly lower this week.