Source: Bankrate — Many homeowners choose to refinance from a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage to a fresh 30-year equivalent. While this can lower your monthly payment, it adds extra years to the total period of time you’ll be financing your home. That means you’ll...
Source: Mortgage News Daily — Thursday brought the much-anticipated policy announcement from the European Central Bank (ECB). While our focus remains on mortgage rates in an entirely different continent, major goings on in European markets almost always have...
Source: Marketwatch — Tenants are caught between too-high rents and too-high homeownership costs, depriving them of the American Dream. That was the bleak picture lawmakers and housing experts painted of America’s renters at a congressional hearing Thursday. ...
Source: AP News — NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Tomcak was looking for a home for his in-laws in the suburbs around Denver, something priced close to $450,000. Tomcak became dispirited as he lost out to investors fronting cash offers $100,000 over the asking price. Then...
Source: Redfin —Â The bidding-war rate dipped below 50% for the first time since the start of the pandemic in June as rising mortgage rates and inflation took a bite out of homebuyer budgets. Nationwide, 49.9% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced...
Source: Keeping Current Matters — While the Federal Reserve is working hard to bring down inflation, the latest data shows the inflation rate is still going up. You no doubt are feeling the pinch on your wallet at the gas pump or the grocery store, but that...
FTC Reaches Settlement in Antitrust Complaint Against Zillow and Redfin
