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The Fed rate just hit its lowest level in years, but whether mortgage rates fall now depends on a few factors.

It's not too late to nab a history-making mortgage rate because rates are holding still at the lowest levels ever seen, according to a popular survey. Homebuyers and homeowners can still find ...

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Many people believe that before buying a home, they’ll need to have 20% of the purchase price ready in cash to use as a down payment. That can make the possibility of home ownership seem overwhelming, ...

Many people think owning a home is always a good investment. While that’s often true, there’s a risk that you could end up with an underwater mortgage. But what is an underwater mortgage exactly? This ...

On the face of it, paying off your mortgage faster sounds like a great idea. You can shorten the time frame that you have to make payments and you’ll save potentially tens of thousands of dollars of ...