The higher your credit score, the lower the interest rate quote you’ll get on your mortgage, right? As a general proposition, sure. But how...

If you’ve been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn’t be surprising if you...

Housing expert James Stack has a solid track record for predicting what will happen in the market, and his prognosis for 2019 is not...

As interest rates climb and salary growth stalls, borrowers are taking cash out against their homes in volumes not seen in over a decade....

Confidence in the housing market among homebuilders has dropped to its lowest point in more than two years, another sign the market is cooling...

Rising interest rates are pushing mortgage applications to four-year lows. The Mortgage Banker Association’s market composite index, a measure of loan application volume, fell...

Fewer Americans are in the home-buying mood. Rising interest rates and housing prices prices, coupled with slowing rent growth are making homeownership less attractive....

Would-be homebuyers have another reason to be concerned: mortgage rates rose to nearly 5 percent, the highest in more than seven years and the...

U.S. mortgage rates are at their highest in more than seven years. The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 4.72 percent...

Across the U.S., home loan originations fell to a four-year low in the second quarter, as rising interest rates have made mortgages more expensive....

Higher rates are adding urgency to the U.S. homebuying frenzy. With mortgages rates at a seven-year high, homebuyers are moving more quickly, Bloomberg reported....

Incremental increases in mortgage rates are adding hundreds of dollars in monthly costs for homebuyers, particularly high-end homebuyers. The average monthly mortgage payment is...

Refinancings are comprising their lowest portion of the mortgage industry in more than 20 years. In 2017, the industry research group Inside Mortgage Finance...

It’s one of the weirder documented facts about home buying in America: Surprising numbers of consumers don’t bother to shop for mortgage money, even...

The nation’s housing market stayed strong last month, with the only thing holding back sales being a lack of supply, according to a report...

Multifamily building leads US housing starts higher in January A 19.7 percent increase in residential rental and condominium starts lead to a 9.7 percent...

Could predatory lending practices affecting veterans also be inflating interest rates paid by thousands of unsuspecting home buyers using FHA loans? The answer appears...

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will start shrinking its bond portfolio in October following a unanimous vote, but low interest rates could still...

Two senators are seriously looking at a plan that would split Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae into single-family and multifamily parts. Tennessee Republican Bob...

U.S. mortgage rates fell below 4 percent last week, which may encourage a rush of home buyers. Last week, the average rate on a...