Current mortgage rates are down today and lower than they were seven days ago. Rates are lower than they were in early 2025, ...

The first step to buy a home is to get a mortgage lender’s preapproval for a loan. A preapproval is a written agreement that a lender is likely to finance your mortgage and shows sellers that you’re ...

One of the biggest mistakes home buyers make in the course of purchasing a home is taking on a mortgage that's too expensive. In fact, years back, a big reason the housing market endured a serious ...

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