The most popular days for closings tend to be Fridays and the last business day of the month, according to NAR. But which months see more closings?
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Many borrowers are spending too much in mortgage payments because they didn’t shop around for lenders enough. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau has a new online toolkit to help consumers find the best deal.
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“Lower oil prices mean a lower inflation rate, which pushes down mortgage rates,” say economists with the National Association of REALTORS®.
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Two of the largest lenders in the U.S. have agreed to start showing some of their borrowers their FICO scores for free.
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The traditional big office markets of New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., will likely get more competition from some underdogs.
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As the 2015 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report makes clear, large-scale jobs aren’t likely to return sellers their full cost.
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