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flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
4 days ago
Historic redlining continues to color mortgage odds, wealth opportunities today
bankrate.com - Linda Bell
“I’ve watched the community go down, come up, go down and come up. I’ve seen the neighborhood change right before my eyes.” The lack of lending in one …
Bankrate
flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
4 days ago
The stars of “This Old House” spin-off learned you can still buy a home on a small budget. Barely.
bankrate.com - Katie Kelton, CCC
There was no opportunity for us to question anything along the way, because what do we know as first-time homebuyers with such a limited budget?
Bankrate
flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
2 days ago
Housing analysis: A buyer’s market is emerging in some unexpected locations
bankrate.com - Jeff Ostrowski
Prospective homebuyers in Texas are demanding thousands of dollars in price cuts as once-hot real estate markets cool off. It’s the same in Southwest …
Bankrate
flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
3 days ago
Homebuying in America: She wants a “cut-and-dried rule” for refinancing
bankrate.com - Katie Kelton, CCC
First-time homebuyer Ryan Katherine, 30 years old, bought a Salt Lake City home with her partner in 2023. After agreeing to a 2-1 buydown — where you …
Bankrate
flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
Apr 24
The Sun Belt slowdown: How a $10,000 disagreement cost one seller $16,000
bankrate.com - Andrew Dehan
When you’ve got 26,000 homes on the market, your home better stand out and it better be priced right.” Builders like to say that the homes they build …
Bankrate
flipped into Mortgage Rate Watch
Apr 24
Nearly 2.7 million homeowners could save with a refinance. Are you one of them?
bankrate.com - Alex Gailey
Mortgage rates dropped in April, and that means millions of homeowners could lower their monthly payments with a refinance, a Bankrate analysis shows. …