See what the 2026 conforming loan limit is in your county and learn how it affects mortgage eligibility and financing options ...

If you've had your mortgage for a while or have built equity in your home, you may have considered refinancing. Refinancing is when you take out a new home loan to pay off the existing one to ...

Years ago, the Federal Housing Administration helped finance thousands of loans for manufactured housing. An effort to ...

There are several advantages to the 20% rule, including that it lowers your mortgage rate and increases your mortgage ...

High-cost areas such as L.A., Orange and San Diego counties receive a second-tier loan limit, named high-balance or jumbo ...

HUD’s RFI on reverse mortgage programs highlights an industry focus on mortgage insurance costs and liquidity constraints.

The Trump administration appears to be hoping to change that. William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency ...

A reverse mortgage allows seniors to access cash from the equity they've built up in their homes. Unlike home equity loans or HELOCs, there's usually no credit score requirement and you don't have to ...

Splitero reports that automated valuation models (AVMs) quickly estimate property values using data, offering speed and affordability over traditional appraisals.

1. Always pay on time. Even one late payment can hurt your score. 2. Keep balances low. Using less than 30% of your total credit limit is ideal (under 10% is even better). 3. Limit new credit ...

The expanded underwriting guidelines follow the launch of two new iterations of Arrive Home's Earned Equity Program -- EEP Pathway for ITIN and certain Visa status individuals, and EEP DocLight for ...

But in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities, studies have shown that if you live in a Black or Hispanic neighborhood, your home is more likely to be appraised below its market value when compared to ...