MORTGAGE

The worst may have yet to come as new and existing home sales are plunging, and homeowners see no reason to refinance loans at higher mortgage rates.

The increases in refinancing and purchasing mortgage options is a good sign that the Fed's interest rate hikes are working, but some warn that will not last.

Existing home sales fell 2% in August, according to the National Association of Realtors. First-time home buyers only made up 19% of homes sold when they usually make up 40%.

U.S. home prices rose 18.6% in June compared to 16.8% in May.

Home sales increased for the second consecutive month in July as demand remains high for homes.

Jacob Milton, 55, could walk away with $12.5 million from the same people he stole $1 million from over a decade ago after he convinced a Manhattan jury that the victims were to blame for his criminal conviction.

Mortgage applications dipped 4% for the week ending July 16 after riding on a 16% surge the week prior, according to a MBA survey.

Low rates have buoyed the housing markets in the U.S., as the world navigates through the COVID-19 pandemic.

New mortgages fell by 2% last week, but refinance applications grew by 0.2% as homeowners scramble to get the cheapest possible interest rates.

Generation X – those between the ages of 40 and 55 – have the highest debt load.

Victims of real estate wire fraud have already lost $220 million this year

The average FICO credit score reached 711 in July, the highest since scores were first tracked in 2005

High home prices prompted by rising demand and punctured supply is pricing out prospective homebuyers, which is proving beneficial for the rental industry in the United States.

The UK's housing market is at a 12-year high, but that could change dramatically in the months ahead. The U.S. is in a similar position.

JPMorgan joins a long list of companies pledging to fight inequality and undo past wrongs

One of the reasons for the decrease in demand for home loans may be the limitations lenders face in dealing with the volume of business coming their way.

Freddie Mac said that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has fallen to an average of 2.86%, the lowest rate in history dating back to 1971.

Lenders issued $1.1 trillion in home loans in the second quarter, a record.

Low mortgage rates, pent up demand have led to spike in mortgage purchase requests

While some discrimination in financial services has diminished, Blacks still face barriers in access to credit, mortgages

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the mortgage industry into turmoil