A simple rule can prevent you from overdoing it with a home equity line of credit: Don't borrow a lot, and don't borrow for ...

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Where mortgage rates go this year depends on inflation and Fed policy.

The Fed sets short-term interest rates, but does not directly control mortgage rates, which tend to move in tandem with the yields on long-term bonds. Those long-term rates are dependent on investor ...

When rates rose at the end of 2024, buyers pulled back. Pending home sales, which refer to the number of contracts signed to purchase a home, fell 5.5% in December. It was the first drop in five ...

We’ll likely see more modest growth in home prices in 2025, a change from skyrocketing prices in recent years.

The Petersen family’s two-bedroom apartment in northern California is starting to feel small. Four-year-old Jerrik’s toy monster trucks are everywhere in the 1,100-square-foot unit in ...

Today’s average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.85%, down 0.16 percentage point from the previous week, ...

Mortgage rates made little movement this week amidst the backdrop of a Federal Reserve meeting and a sluggish housing market.

The mortgage tax break is one of the most common. It enables you to deduct the home mortgage interest on the first $750,000 ...

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Over the quarter, agency mortgage-backed securities posted a negative total return of -316 basis points and underperformed ...

These illustrated market experiences are quite different than what most folks believe happens when the Fed lowers rates.