We paid my daughter and son-in-law’s mortgage when it reached $76K. Here’s why we chose that magic figure.

Dear Quentin, Last year, I told my daughter and her husband that I would pay off their mortgage if they got it under $76,000.

'It's been a struggle getting payments from her': I rent a house to our daughter. Do I just gift her the house?

We rent a house to our daughter. She pays the rent, which equals the mortgage payment. It's been a struggle each month getting the payment from her. There's a balance of about $40,000 left on the ...

Housing isn’t just an affordability crisis — it’s a liquidity crisis

For many households today, the binding constraint is not long-term affordability — it is short-term cash flow.

Americans missed out on a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ chance to buy a house—the 3 shifts it would take to make housing affordable are ‘very unlikely’

We see the housing market remaining relatively stuck without major progress being made on affordability,” home construction ...

For the first time in years, more homeowners have a 6% mortgage rate than a 3% one. That’s great news for frustrated buyers.

Two years later, the 41-year-old real-estate agent, who works for the Real Brokerage, gave that sweet deal up. Khazai and his ...

This under-the-radar mortgage hack is saving some Americans thousands of dollars per year. Here's what you need to know

For example, according to research from Freddie Mac, borrowers who approached different lenders and got two or more quotes ...

Woman Offered Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance for a Mortgage Rate of Just 2%. Her Boyfriend Thinks She Shouldn't Take It

A 28-year-old banker turned to Reddit after her boyfriend objected to her buying a home on her own, despite her securing an ...
The Independent

Why getting a mortgage is about to become easier

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Independent

It could soon be easier for first-time buyers and the self-employed to get a mortgage

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Sun

Watchdog sets out mortgage shake-up that could help first-time buyers get on the property ladder

Read on to find out what the changes mean for you FIRST-TIME buyers could get help to get on the property ladder under new plans revealed by the industry watchdog today. The Financial Conduct ...