When buying a home, 401(k) retirement plans can be used to fund your downpayment. How this choice affects your finances, and a review of your other options. Continue reading

Your mortgage lender is going to ask a lot of questions as part of its home loan application. Some of the questions might seem nosy — and downright rude. Continue reading

Owning a rental building and living in it can be an excellent way to save money on your mortgage, while building home equity for your future. How to do it. Continue reading

How FHA mortgage insurance premiums work, and how to cancel your monthly MIP. With the right steps, eliminate FHA MIP in 30 days or fewer. Continue reading

When you’re shopping for a mortgage, which is more important — getting a great mortgage rate or paying fewer mortgage fees? An analysis for rate shoppers. Continue reading

Fannie Mae survey shows that consumers expect mortgage rates to be higher in 2016 — but that’s what they say EVERY year. Are consumers finally right? Will mortgage rates finally go higher? Continue reading

Few assets build wealth as well as real estate does. Learn about home equity, how it works, and how you can accelerate its growth on your own home(s). Continue reading

Current mortgage rates and mortgage market movement. Today’s mortgage rates and mortgage news. Live rate quotes available. News and data provided by MBSQuoteline, a real-time mortgage market data service available to loan officers, real estate agents, and other finance professionals. Continue reading

The “mortgage refinance” goes by many names — The IRRRL, the FHA Streamline Refinance, the Rate-and-Term, and others. Which is which, and how to qualify for the one you want. Continue reading

An updated list of low- and no-downpayment mortgages available to today’s home buyers. Updated for 2016. Includes access to today’s live mortgage rates. Continue reading