Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about mortgage rates. And even more than that…quite possibly the most important aspect of the home loan process. After all, they stay with you for a long, long time.
The National Association of Realtors will always be the first ones to tell you that housing is either highly affordable, still affordable (!), or that… Read More »Chart: Housing Affordability Set to Fall Off a Cliff
A new survey from Trulia revealed that rising mortgage rates are the chief concern among those who plan to buy a home sometime in the… Read More »Home Buyers Are More Worried About Rising Mortgage Rates than Prices
During an interview with CNBC this morning, Ara Hovnanian of K. Hovnanian Homes expressed that he’s not worried about higher mortgage rates hurting the housing… Read More »Hovnanian: Higher Mortgage Rates Will Just Lead to Smaller Homes
I feel like I’ve been going on and on about mortgage rates lately, but for good reason. After hovering at or near record lows for… Read More »Look: Mortgage Rates Are Still Historically Cheap
There’s been a lot of talk (and worry) that the higher mortgage rates of late might derail the apparent housing market recovery. After all, many… Read More »Everyone I Know Is Trying to Refinance
Over the past couple weeks, mortgage rates have risen roughly 1% across the board. If you look at Wells Fargo’s mortgage rates, which I highlighted… Read More »Watch Out for the Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Pitch
Mortgage Rate Armageddon continued this week, thanks mostly to the Fed and Mr. Ben Bernanke, who made it clear we will eventually have to fend… Read More »Check Out How Much Wells Fargo Raised Mortgage Rates This Week
A Yahoo! Finance blogger named Rick Newman claims Ben Bernanke cost him $53,000 on his recently acquired mortgage. The issue revolves around the latest testimony… Read More »Blogger Claims Bernanke Made His Mortgage $53,000 More Expensive
Just about everyone knows mortgage rates have shot up rather dramatically recently. And now some of the major market players are actually addressing the matter,… Read More »Mortgage Rates Would Need to Rise to 7% Before Median Home Unaffordable
In a rather odd interview on CNBC Thursday, Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff said it’s “definitely a great time to sell,” despite the fact that home… Read More »Zillow CEO Says Don’t Wait, Best to Sell Home Now
