Home Prices vs. Gas Prices
With mortgage rates hitting 2015 highs last week, one might worry that the housing recovery will lose steam. The 30-year fixed climbed to 4.08% per… Read More »Home Prices vs. Gas Prices
Mortgage matchups are found here.
See how one loan type compares to another, or if things like home prices and mortgage rates correlate. By the way, they don’t! At least not how you’d expect.
Also check out in-depth posts that compare the 15-year fixed to the 30-year fixed, or a fixed-rate mortgage to an ARM.
Another popular post looks at the pros and cons of an FHA loan vs. conventional.
There are lots of interesting mortgage comparisons that are worth a read.
Just be careful, things could get ugly…
With mortgage rates hitting 2015 highs last week, one might worry that the housing recovery will lose steam. The 30-year fixed climbed to 4.08% per… Read More »Home Prices vs. Gas Prices
Happy World Cup opening day everyone. I like soccer (and mortgages) so I tried desperately to come up with a way to combine both subjects.… Read More »Mortgage Rates vs. the World Cup
Mortgage match-ups: “Mortgages vs. inflation.” While inflation has been kept mostly in check lately as the economy has limped along, many economists expect it to… Read More »Mortgages vs. Inflation
It’s time for another mortgage match-up, with the latest in the series pitting the lesser known “deed in lieu of foreclosure” vs. the more popular… Read More »Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure vs. Short Sale: Here’s Why They’re Different
Mortgage match-up: “Foreclosure vs. short sale on your credit report.” It’s been a while since I’ve come up with a mortgage match-up, but there’s been… Read More »Short Sale vs. Foreclosure: What’s the Credit Score Impact?