Higher house prices, getting on the property ladder later in life, and the ability to borrow for longer are changing expectations about mortgage debt in retirement, according to a study…
READ MOREPaying the mortgage can be yet another concern when dealing with the death of a partner. Photograph: Alamy Q My wife and I jointly own the home we live in and…
READ MOREkaramysh/Shutterstock Multiple benchmark mortgage rates receded today. The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage trended down, but the average rate on a 15-year fixed were unchanged. The average rate on…
READ MOREAfter two straight weeks of declines in mortgage rates, the trends have reversed, with rates moving higher this week to hit the second highest level in 2018. According to Freddie Mac, the mortgage rate…
READ MOREOver three-quarters of first-time buyer mortgage applications were approved last quarter. But how can you make sure you’re one of the success stories when applying for your first home loan?…
READ MOREIt just got a little tougher to qualify for a mortgage in Canada. A rate used in mortgage stress tests – more formally known as the Bank of Canada’s conventional…
READ MOREJane Barlow | Pa Images | Getty Images Members of the public use Royal Bank of Scotland cash machines on Princes Street, Edinburgh on April 27, 2018. The Royal Bank…
READ MOREPotential homebuyers seem to have reservations despite dips in recent mortgage rates. Total mortgage applications fell 0.4% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) mortgage application survey for…
READ MOREForget rising mortgage rates – millennials are becoming homeowners at a faster clip thanks in part to increases in the rent they have to pay for housing. That’s according…
READ MOREBuying a property: Shall I pay cash or mortgage? This is a question that needs to be understood by everyone who can afford to buy property in cash. Our focus…
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