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Home building’s up, but mortgage costs could go up too

by Mitchell Hartman
Nov 17, 2016
Today's housing start numbers are a sign there's demand in a market that's still feeling the financial crisis and the housing bust.
   
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Equifax's new credit program will take a deeper look at your payment history

by David Brancaccio
Oct 4, 2016
Equifax CEO Richard Smith shares how the new method will work.
Equifax and Fannie Mae worked together on the new credit score program.
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Jumbo mortgages bigger piece of the housing pie

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 10, 2016
Jumbo mortgages constitute a growing share of mortgage lending by big banks, which may disadvantage people of color in the housing market.
A bicyclist rides by a row of homes in San Francisco, California.
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Super fast mortgage approval and zero down. Say what?

by Sally Herships
Jul 27, 2016
Lenders are again offering exceptional terms. Especially if you're a tech worker.
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Housing held back by too few new homes

by Mitchell Hartman
Jul 26, 2016
Home sales have been on the rise, and so have home prices. But home builders are not ramping up production to even approach pre-recession levels.
In June, existing home sales hit their highest level since 2007.
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By one measure, that million-dollar home in San Francisco isn’t as expensive as it seems

by Lewis Wallace
May 30, 2016
Low interest rates and rising incomes might offset prices, but affordability is still a problem
San Francisco's famed Painted Ladies victorian houses, 2014. 
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Bank of America offers a mortgage for low-income buyers

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 23, 2016
The new Bank of America loans don't require a large down payment
Bank of America's new mortgage plan will "hold people's hands" through the process. 
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Low-income households shying away from mortgages

by Dina Gachman
Nov 5, 2015
NY Fed briefing reveals that low-income residents have a large segment of “discouraged borrowers.”
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U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage an 'outlier'

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 14, 2015
In other developed economies, the stable, fixed-rate mortgage is nowhere to be found.
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All in the family: the new mortgage math

by Noel King
Sep 16, 2015
Fannie Mae overhauls a loan option to reflect economic realities.
Fannie Mae has overhauled a mortgage loan option to reflect economic realities.
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