Here’s yet another post in my growing series of wondering if home prices are too high. Earlier this week, Black Knight Financial Services noted that… Read More »3 Signs Another Housing Crisis Is Just Around the Corner
We all know home prices are getting more expensive every day, and as a result, you may be looking for 100% mortgage financing when it… Read More »Looking for 100% Mortgage Financing? Check Your Local Credit Union
It’s been a busy month for the launch of low-down payment mortgages… It turns out Chase also has a 3% down offering, though it wasn’t… Read More »Chase Also Launched a 3% Down Payment Mortgage
A new study from credit bureau TransUnion revealed that consumers still don’t get it when it comes to smart credit habits. Conventional wisdom tells us… Read More »The Surprising Mistake a Lot of People Make Before Refinancing
The nation’s largest mortgage lender, Wells Fargo, is now offering mortgages to home buyers with just 3% down via their new “yourFirst Mortgage.” I’m assuming… Read More »Wells Fargo yourFirst Mortgage: You Only Need a 3% Down Payment
Here’s yet another anecdote involving some buddies who were arguing about their mortgages. This seems to be a trend lately. In short, both guys put… Read More »If You Put Down Less Than 20%, You’re Paying Mortgage Insurance
So I was chatting with a couple buddies the other night about their mortgages, as I do sometimes, and the two of them were engaging… Read More »Know Which Type of Mortgage You Want Before Speaking to Any Lenders
There’s renewed fear that another housing crisis is on the horizon because home values are inching closer and closer to their so-called “bubble-era prices.” However,… Read More »A Return to Bubble-Era Home Prices Doesn’t Signal a Crisis
Most people seem to be obsessed with paying off their mortgage early, whether it’s good for them or not. Clearly it’s a psychological victory to… Read More »Paying Your Mortgage Faster So You Can Actually Sell Your Home
The Urban Institute released its monthly chartbook today, which provides tons of data about the mortgage market. As I scanned through it, I came across… Read More »Can We Use These Charts to Predict the Next Housing Crisis?
