Pending Home Sales Show Modest Gain

Pending home sales posted a modest increase in November, as the housing market gradually comes...

Five New Year’s Mortgage Resolutions

Only 3 to 6 percent of people keep their New Year’s resolutions. Defy the odds, and resolve to...

New Mortgage Rules Criticized

New lending rules would weaken consumer protections against predatory lending by allowing...

Compromise Sale for VA Loans

Military families have been hit particularly hard by the mortgage crisis. The VA offers some...

Home Prices Show Annual Decline

U.S. home prices are again trending downward, posting their first annual decline in nine months...

New Homes Sales Show Modest Gain

New home sales posted a modest increase in November, but still remain well below their levels of...

Three Ways to Avoid Mortgage Anxiety

You don’t need statistics to tell you that Americans are anxious about their finances. Keep the...

HAMP Loan Modifications Increase

In a reversal of recent trends, the number of loan modifications granted under the government’s...

Mortgage Modification Survival Kit

An outdoor survival kit might contain a Swiss army knife, a lantern, and a lighter....

Home Values Hurt Small Business Loans

The decline in housing prices in recent years has been a drag on small businesses, a new study...

Reduce Refinancing Closing Costs

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Home Prices Show Small Annual Decline

Warren to Seek Simplified Mortgages

Mortgages and credit cards will be the primary initial focus of the new Consumer Financial...

The Right Rate: Fixed or Adjustable?

Not all simple questions have simple answers. If your grocer asks “paper or plastic,” you must...

Foreclosures Drop, But For How Long?

Foreclosures fell abruptly in November, with total activity down by 21 percent from the month...

Second Liens Are Getting Paid First

Borrowers who default on their primary mortgage often strive to stay current on secondary liens...

Many Accept First Quote on Mortgages

U.S. consumers, it seems, like to shop around for almost everything – except mortgages. That’s...

Challenges of Refinancing

The pundits are declaring that mortgage rates are likely to begin an upward trend in 2011. There...

FHA Home Improvement Rehab

The foreclosure crisis has left many properties abandoned and in a state of disarray. It may be...

BofA To Resume Foreclosures

Bank of America has announced that it is resuming foreclosures, after a two-month suspension to...

Six Second Mortgage Pitfalls

Mistakes are inevitable. According to George Bernard Shaw, “Success doesn’t consist in never...

Home Values Drop $1.7 Trillion

U.S. home values fell even more in 2010 than they did last year, with an expected $1.7 trillion...

More Apply for Home Purchase Loans

Mortgage applications for home purchases inched up again last week, even as interest rates...

Few Expect Housing to Rebound Soon

Over half of all Americans think it will take at least two years for the housing market to...

Top Six Reverse Mortgage Questions

Reverse mortgages are taking America by storm. Here are answers to the top six questions about...

Big Drop in Delinquencies Forecast

Mortgage delinquencies will decline nearly 20 percent over the coming year, driven by an...

Cuts to Mortgage Deduction Opposed

Even before the Fiscal Commission voted on whether to approve its controversial deficit...

Mortgage Market Trends: New York and Florida Show Increased Mortgage Activity

According to new consumer activity collected by MortgageLoan.com between October 15 and...

Foreclosure Discount Increases

Buyers of foreclosed homes obtained their biggest discounts in nearly five years during the...

Interest in Refinancing Dwindles

Homeowners’ interest in refinancing their mortgages continues to decline, as 30-year loan rates...

Small Lender Expands into Arizona

Seeing expanded opportunities for smaller banks in the evolving mortgage market, Heartland...