The C.F.P.B. had kept a close eye on mortgage lenders. But with the bureau hobbled, consumers should take several steps, ...

Wondering how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can make homeownership more affordable in 2025? With higher conforming loan limits ...

Recent housing data has pointed to a slow start to 2025, but recent improvements in interest rates have some economists cautiously optimistic about the key spring sales season.

Contracts to buy previously owned homes in the U.S. fell to a record low in January due to high mortgage rates and rising home prices, making it harder for buyers to afford homes ...

More homes are expected to come onto the market as the spring homebuying season gets underway. Continued improvements in mortgage rates, which have declined for seven straight weeks, could lead to ...

For the four weeks ended March 2, pending sales were down 6.4% annually as prices continued to rise, pushing borrower monthly ...

Buying a home in the fourth quarter of 2024 would have been like finding dirt-cheap eggs — difficult. Though home prices ...

Discount points are a way to lower your mortgage rate, while origination points are fees lenders charge to create, review and ...

Mortgage rates have remained high for so long that some home buyers are getting fed up ahead of a key season for the real-estate industry.

Over the month of February 2025, the 30-year fixed rate receded by 13 basis points from 6.89% to 6.76%, according to Freddie Mac data ... of 2025 and beyond. National Association of Home Builders ...

Mortgage rates fell for a seventh week in a row, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac ... according to National Association of Realtors data published Friday. “Mortgage rates have refused ...

According to a housing market report from the Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors, 2025 started with an elevated ...