Stories Tagged as
Mortgage
Scoring a home run with a spring renovation
by
Eliza Mills
Apr 10, 2015
What to do when your dream home needs sprucing up.
A new financial innovation in the housing market
by
Molly Wood
Oct 13, 2014
Innovation in housing finance is making it easier and more profitable to rent.
As banks prepare for end of draw, consumers should too
Jul 1, 2014
HELOCs are coming due in the next two years - and the economy should take heed.
This won't make you feel better about the housing recovery
Feb 19, 2014
Why new housing starts are down in January – though up year-to-year.
How your mortgage is related to the debt ceiling
Feb 12, 2014
...not to mention the Federal Reserve and treasury yields.
New rules make it harder to get a mortgage, but protect consumers more
Jan 8, 2014
The rules are more strict in an effort by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to make the housing market safer for consumers.
Mortgage applications drop after the Fed takes a little juice out of the bond market
Dec 24, 2013
Applications for home mortgages in the U.S. have dropped to a record low since the Federal Reserve announced its plans to slow its bond-buying program.
For public good, not for profit.
Rent takes a bigger bite out of family budgets
Dec 9, 2013
As more people are excluded from homeownership, the demand for rental housing has grown beyond capacity, driving rental costs up.
Are too-easy car loans the next subprime disaster?
by
Jeff Tyler
Dec 4, 2013
The credit rating agency Experian says Americans are taking out bigger car loans and are taking longer to pay them back.
Are popular 30-year fixed-mortgages going away?
by
Adriene Hill
Dec 2, 2013
The 30-year fixed-rate is a popular mortgage, but is it here to stay?