Mortgage rates dropped this week to the lowest level in five months as bond market investors worried a pandemic resurgence could slow the economy.
Beyond the cleaning and sprucing up you’ll need to do to prepare for listing, there are financial chores you'll need to do before selling your home, such as checking your credit reports and applying for your next mortgage.
Housing starts rose in June but the number of permits dipped, reflecting the roadblocks homebuilders continue to face such as elevated lumber prices and supply chain issues.
An index measuring homebuilder sentiment fell to 80, a decline of three points from May, as supply shortages crimped inventory.
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Mortgage rates dropped to a five-month low on Friday as mortgage investors worried about the economic impact of the pandemic’s hyper-transmissable Delta mutation.
Cybersecurity criminals are targeting borrowers with VA loans, often claiming to be from the government, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said.
The fee imposed last year added an average of $1,400 to refinanced mortgages to advance the Trump administration’s “recap and release” plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed-rate home loan dropped two basis points to 2.88% this week, the third consecutive decline, Freddie Mac said.
The idea of having a public credit reporting agency housed at the CFPB was proposed more than a year ago by President Joe Biden when he was a candidate.
Allowing the VA loan fees to reset as scheduled will save veterans and active-duty military members about $200 million annually, the lenders’ group said.
A homebuyer would need $48,435 of annual income to qualify for a mortgage on a $180,000 median-priced home in Detroit, making it the most affordable U.S. metro area.
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Flood insurance is separate from your standard homeowner’s insurance, and if you are buying in a flood plain, most lenders
