Mortgage rates might move up today on hopes of the government reopening within days. But other forces could confound that prediction.
The government is looking at ways to improve access to assumable and portable mortgages. How much might that help the housing crisis?
The government is developing a 50-year mortgage. What are the pros and cons of these controversial loans?
Mortgage rates are usually moved mainly by economic data. But there are forces at work now that can affect them despite a data vacuum.
Mortgage rates fell yesterday after repeated ups and downs. Will today's economic data create another swing?
The median age of a first-time home buyer has risen to 40 years, the highest ever. And, at 62 years, repeat buyers are near retirement age.
Mortgage rates rose yesterday in response to the good ADP jobs report, and skepticism among SCOTUS justices about the legality of tariffs.
It's not an easy housing market for most. But many young adults face high unemployment rates, low incomes, and high rents and home prices, says Harvard report.