How Rising School Closures Drive Local Home Prices Lower
When a good school closes, home prices in the neighborhoods it serves fall. Last year, more than 1,000 schools closed.
August 8, 2026 5 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, August 7, 2026: It's Jobs Report Day!
Jobs reports are often the most consequential of all economic reports for mortgage rates.
August 7, 2026 6 min read
Guard Your Right to Inherit a Home and Keep Its Mortgage, Report Warns
Inheritors' rights are clear. But some lenders try to force beneficiaries to refinance mortgages that they are entitled to keep at the existing low rate.
August 6, 2026 6 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, August 6, 2026: Rates Remain Steady as Markets Await Tomorrow's Jobs Report and News from the Middle East
Mortgage rates could move significantly if tomorrow's jobs report shocks or if we finally get decisive news on the Iran peace talks.
August 6, 2026 5 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, August 5, 2026: Prospect of Peace Talks Helps Rates Fall
Mortgage rates fell yesterday. When it comes to the Iran peace talks, no news is good news.
August 5, 2026 6 min read
Government Issues New Guidance on ITIN Lending
The federal government recently issued guidance reminding lenders of the risks of lending to potentially unauthorized workers.
August 4, 2026 3 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, August 4, 2026: Middle East Peace Talks Teeter on Edge. Rates Hold Their Breath
Mortgage rates barely moved yesterday as markets tried to gauge the likelihood of peace in the Middle East.
August 4, 2026 5 min read
Mortgage Rates Today, August 3, 2026: Better News Concerning the Middle East Might Help Rates Fall
Today, we're due a report on construction spending and two purchasing managers' indices. But it's the Middle East that's most likely to move mortgage rates.
August 3, 2026 5 min read