There is yet another zero down mortgage option available to prospective home buyers, the latest being offered by The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing). The… Read More »MassHousing Launches Zero Down Mortgage
USAA Mortgage, technically known as USAA Bank Home Loans, is one of the larger mortgage lenders out there, though not quite in the top 10.… Read More »USAA Mortgage Review: VA Loans, Jumbo, and More
There have been a lot of so-called mortgage disruptors entering the space of late, but this might be the biggest yet. Could Amazon Mortgage be… Read More »Amazon Mortgage Might Be a Thing Soon
Ideal Credit Union, which has six locations scattered across Minnesota, is the latest mortgage company to offer a no down payment mortgage. But theirs is… Read More »Ideal Credit Union Is Offering a Zero Down Mortgage with a Catch
Mortgage Q&A: “What is a gift letter?” A reader recently inquired about mortgage gift letters, so instead of simply answering their question, I figured I’d… Read More »What Is a Gift Letter for a Mortgage? Know the Key Requirements
It turns out 2017 was a banner year for mortgages, just not all of them. A total of $1.148 trillion in home purchase mortgages were… Read More »2017 Was the Best Year for Home Purchase Mortgages Since the Market Peak
With the red hot real estate market showing no signs of letting up, prospective home buyers need to get increasingly creative in order to land… Read More »HUD Homes: Buy a Foreclosed Home for a Potential Discount
Before mortgage rates began their recent upward trajectory to start off 2018, quite a few mortgage refinances squeaked through the door. Some 446,295 refinances were… Read More »There Are Still Nearly 90,000 Borrowers Who Could Benefit from a HARP Refinance
I came across a flyer today from loanDepot advertising a 150-day rate lock for borrowers interested in today’s mortgage rates, who are worried (like everyone… Read More »loanDepot Has a 150-Day Rate Lock for Those Who Want Today’s Rates This Summer
Well, it’s been a stressful couple of weeks, and the way the stock market is swinging at the moment, it doesn’t appear to be abating.… Read More »Higher Mortgage Rates Likely to Have Little Effect on Housing Market
