Rates, housing data, and what it means for your file.

Is a Reverse Mortgage Your Only Option When You’re House-Rich but Cash-Poor?

House-rich but cash-poor and turned down for a loan? Compare reverse mortgages with senior HELOCs, asset-depletion loans, and other ways...

Home Equity Loan vs. HELOC for a Bathroom Remodel: Which Fits a One-Time Project?

How a Reverse Mortgage Pays for a Parent’s Home Renovations and In-Home Care

Does a Reverse Mortgage on Your Parent’s Home Affect Medicaid, SSI, or Your Inheritance?

Reverse Mortgage and Inheritance: Can You Get Renovation Money Now and Still Keep the House in the Family?

HECM for Purchase vs. a Bigger Conventional Mortgage: Buying a Multigenerational Home

Buying a bigger home so a parent can move in?

Should You Do a Cash-Out Refinance to Pay for a Parent’s Care?

Thinking about a cash-out refinance to fund your parent's care? See how it compares to a HELOC, what giving up your low rate really...

In-Law Suite and ADU Financing: HELOC vs. Cash-Out Refinance vs. Construction Loan

Building an in-law suite or ADU for a parent?

Inheriting a Reverse Mortgage: Should You Pay It Off, Refinance, or Sell?

Inherited a home with a reverse mortgage?

Buying Your Parents’ House to Fund Their Care: Smart Move or Tax and Medicaid Trap?

US 10-year breaches 5% as inflation, supply worries mount

The yield, a benchmark for mortgages and bonds, rose almost 5 basis points to as high as 5.01%, before pulling back to around 4.99% at 4:10 p.m. EDT Monday.

Homeowner sues Rocket Mortgage over disputed vacancy entry at occupied home

Flock cameras changing due diligence for agents, homebuyers

Preapproval key as buyers near sweet spot in a tough market

Homebuyers who are preapproved have the best opportunity to take advantage of fall discounts, giving lenders an opportunity to roll out marketing around this.

Post-crisis mortgage rules are locking creditworthy buyers out

Millions of Americans can afford a home — so why won't the system let them borrow for one?

South River CEO Tyler Plack on reverse mortgage technology and origination strategies

Chase offers 25-bps mortgage rate discount through Oct. 4

Mortgage Rates Are at 15-Month Highs—but Waiting To Buy May Backfire, Study Finds

While potential buyers often wait for high rates to fall, buying immediately resulted in a better outcome in 61% of scenarios.

Non-QM issuance estimates boosted due to investor demand

How to Refinance a HELOC Into a Fixed-Rate Home Equity Loan

Worried about a rising HELOC payment? Learn the main ways to convert or refinance a variable-rate HELOC into a fixed rate — and when each...