The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has been rising again, making it even harder for buyers to afford homes, which are in short supply.
Tag: Mortgages
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Why Wall Street is Gung-ho on the Housing Market
Despite mortgage rates hitting multidecade highs and jitters in the bond market, demand for new homes is strong and prices are rising.
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A Real Estate Reporter Interested in Interest Envy
Ronda Kaysen recently wrote about a kind of one-upmanship born out of the pandemic: gloating over mortgage rates.
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Can You Buy a House in Your 20s?
For some young people, a path to homeownership often involves a mix of diligent saving combined with assistance from family or government loans and programs.
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Feeling Mortgage-Rate Envy? You’re Not Alone.
With interest rates climbing, a new form of one-upmanship is making the rounds: the mortgage-rate humble brag.