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Zero-Down USDA Mortgages Aren’t Just for Farmers

Zero-Down USDA Mortgages Aren’t Just for Farmers

Source: Yahoo Finance --- If you thought USDA loans were just for rural farmers, you wouldn't be the first person to make that mistake. After all, the program is available through the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Rural Development (RD) office...

Mortgage rates are up, sales of homes are down

Mortgage rates are up, sales of homes are down

Source: NPR --- AILSA CHANG, HOST: The U.S. housing market today looks very different from the frenzied market of about a year ago. Sales of existing homes dropped for the seventh month in a row as of September. Builders are breaking ground on fewer new homes now than...

6 Mortgage Options for Seniors

6 Mortgage Options for Seniors

Source: Total Mortgage --- Mortgage rates are on the rise, but that doesn’t mean retirees can’t take advantage of mortgage options for seniors, allowing them to downsize, purchase a second property, or take advantage of their home equity to pay off debt or make home...

Want to Buy a Home Without a Mortgage? Here’s How

Want to Buy a Home Without a Mortgage? Here’s How

Source: The Motley Fool --- Mortgages have gotten expensive. Last year, it was more than possible to sign a 30-year mortgage at under 3%, especially with great credit. Nowadays, you might end up paying somewhere around 6% for a 30-year loan. Unfortunately, most buyers...

Choice: A new luxury amidst the sell-off

Choice: A new luxury amidst the sell-off

Source: Chase --- Market update: Breaking points There has been one question for investors to consider this year: What would it take to break inflation? The hope at the beginning of the year was that a combination of interest rate hikes and natural resolution of...