Below is a list of “mortgage help” topics I feel are beneficial to anyone thinking about buying real estate, getting a mortgage, currently going through the mortgage process, or even those who already ...

Each month, Fannie Mae releases a forecast for home prices, sales, and mortgage rates, among other things. Between September’s report and October’s, they raised their estimate for the 30-year fixed a ...

If you’re thinking about selling your home, you might be curious what kind of proceeds you’ll receive. My cost to sell a home calculator can give you a better idea of what you could walk away with. It ...

Just when it appeared that mortgage rates were chipping away, they’re back to new highs. And not just any old highs, but the highest highs since President Trump took office for his second term. The ...

Rocket Mortgage announced today that it will soon default to VantageScore 4.0 instead of the FICO score it relied upon for years. The switch is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2026 and ...

Every day, we fret about small changes in mortgage rates, even if it amounts to just a handful of basis points. The 30-year fixed climbed from 7.17% to 7.22%! Oh no! Meanwhile, there are lenders out ...

Well that didn’t take long. One day after mortgage rates finally caught a much-needed break, bond yields are right back at new 52-week highs. The bellwether 10-year yield briefly touched 5.35% this ...

If you’ve ever looked at a mortgage rate chart, you’ll see that mortgage rates experienced a double-top in the early 1980s. That’s when mortgage rates hit all-time highs, with the 30-year fixed ...

The nation’s largest mortgage lender just got rid of its minimum credit score requirement on most home loans. The move is effective immediately and applies to conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae ...

Mortgage rates feel pretty hopeless right now. They’ve risen from sub-6% to the mid-7s in just the past six months. With a meteoric rise over the past month, climbing nearly a full percentage point.

Well, we got a tame PCE report this morning, which would normally be good news for mortgage rates. But instead of seeing bond yields drop and relief come, rates are under pressure once again. Part of ...

There are several ways to get lower mortgage rates. You can get inflation down, which is a positive for bonds and thus mortgage-backed securities. Or you can get a slowing in the economy, driven by ...