Mortgage interest rates slipped lower over the past week, settling at the lowest level of 2025, but remaining elevated enough ...

Mortgage rates inched down to their lowest level in six weeks, but the drop wasn’t enough to lure home buyers back into the ...

With rates for fixed-rate mortgages in the high sixes, buyers wonder whether an adjustable one may be better. The post Home ...

Both have unique features that borrowers may want to take advantage of this year. Here's what to consider now.

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants ...

Home equity loans come with appealing tax benefits. But do they apply when using the funds to buy a second home?

With over three years of experience writing in the housing market space, Robin Rothstein demystifies mortgage and loan concepts, helping first-time homebuyers and homeowners make informed ...

If paying cash or obtaining a land loan isn’t an option, you might be able to use a second mortgage to buy land.

Default risk on purchase loans match default risk on refinances for the first time since 2021, per new Milliman research For the first time in three years, home purchase loans are considered just as ...

Lea Uradu, J.D., is a Maryland state registered tax preparer, state-certified notary public, certified VITA tax preparer, IRS annual filing season program participant, and tax writer. Vikki ...