Great Gifts for New Homeowners

Agents can strengthen customer connections after closing with thoughtful gifts that include kitchen gadgets, cozy decor and practical household items.

Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Making Comeback

About 10% of mortgage applications are now for adjustable-rate mortgages, above the 2010s levels, with longer intro rates and tighter borrower screening.

Rates Trickle to Another Higher Low

Mortgage rates are as high as they've been on almost any other day this month.  You'd have to go back to August 1st to see anything higher.  On the other hand, rates are still noticeably lower than almost any other day of the past 10 months.  It's really only the past 2 weeks that hav

Mortgage Rates Fall: Is It Enough for Buyers?

With rates declining last week and mortgage applications for home purchases up, there's hope on the horizon for slow markets, NAR said.