Mortgages are loans made specifically to buy real estate, but there are many kinds and reasons to take one out. Read on to ...

Mortgage rates drifted slightly lower this week, according to U.S. News data. This presents a golden opportunity for holiday ...

The Trump administration is "actively evaluating" portable mortgages to help homeowners keep low rates as home prices remains ...

Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) allow homeowners to tap into the value of their homes. A home equity loan is a fixed-rate, lump-sum loan that allows homeowners to borrow up ...

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A round 10% of purchase-mortgage applications submitted during the week ending October 3, 2025, were for adjustable-rate ...

Portable mortgages aren’t likely, experts say. Here’s what homeowners with low mortgage rates can do to keep or maximize ...

Still, the number of Americans turning to these riskier loans has climbed sharply. The share of homebuyers using ARM loans has more than tripled over the past five years, according to the Mortgage ...

Both products provide financing with traditionally low rates, but there are unique benefits and downsides to both.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ended a three-week streak of increases, reflecting a pullback in long-term U.S.

More lenders are approving home equity loans without traditional appraisals, cutting weeks off the process. Here's how ...