When it comes to refinancing or purchasing a home, you might have the option to buy down the interest rate using discount points—or prepaid interest on the mortgage loan. A…
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Thinking about foregoing your 30-year mortgage in favor of a home loan that lets you pay off what you owe in half the time? If you want fewer mortgage payments,…
Confidence among the nation’s homebuilders is showing improvement, with the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index moving up from a July reading of 58 points to 60…
Mortgage Rates Revert to Near 2016 Low Treasury yields fell for the week ending Aug. 4 following the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting and a disappointing advance estimate for second-quarter gross domestic product. According…
Today’s mortgage rates remain near three-year lows, but everyone wants to know where they’re headed in the future. According to Realtor.com Chief Economist Jonathan Smoke, global economic concerns—most recently from…
