Calculating a Mortgage Payment Within a Budget

Borrowers can lower their mortgage payments by increasing their credit score, extending their loan term or getting rid of private mortgage insurance.

Florida Study Highlights Wage Gap, Homelessness

A Florida Housing Coalition report found a 122% increase in students identified as homeless in the last decade. The income-housing gap is widening. 

Another Long-Term Low For Rates Ahead of an Inflation Report That Was Once a Really Big Deal

Mortgage rates are based on trading in the bond market and bonds consistently take cues from economic data.  Among the data, some reports are vastly more important than others--as we've seen after several recent examples of the jobs report. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is another extremely im

Fannie Mae: Mortgage Rate Optimism Spikes

Consumers expect rates and home prices to decline in the coming year but they remain cautious about the market and affordability.