Buying a home for the first time is a big undertaking that can be exciting, frustrating and expensive. Saving up for a down payment, getting approved for a mortgage and covering closing costs are just ...

This week, mortgage rates rose to their highest level since May 2024. The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went up three basis points to 7.07% in the week ending May 29, according to ...

The cooling housing market is offering a chance for people who have been sitting on the sidelines to pursue homeownership, ...

Research has shown that FHA buyers have been intentionally excluded from the housing market in the past. What’s surprising is ...

President Donald Trump and Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, are pushing a 50-year mortgage. Southern California is one of the least affordable regions for homebuyers, ...

Homes remained out of reach for many people of first-time home buyer age in the first quarter of the year. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

New VantageScore credit model now accepted for FHA and VA loans. Competition with FICO could help first-time buyers and veterans qualify. Free tools available to monitor and improve credit scores ...

Floating interest rates, which are based on outside benchmarks like the RBI's repo rate, go up and down depending on how the market is doing.