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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is still lower than it was a year ago.
‘I plan to take out a mortgage’: My father died. Should I buy the family home from my mom at a 40% discount?
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“I’ve been caring for my mother, and we each currently occupy a unit in the house.”
Mortgage rates near 6-month high — but here’s how much worse it would be without Freddie and Fannie’s bond buying
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The spike in U.S. mortgage rates since the Iran war began in late February has been dashing hopes for an…
‘I’m completely gobsmacked’: My elderly brother has a reverse mortgage — yet he still ran out of money. Do I help?
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“My husband and I are both retired and have saved for years — we simply can’t afford to take on…
‘I love being debt-free’: I’m in my mid-50s and buying a house. Do I take out a $400K mortgage or use my Roth IRA?
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“I’ll fund $500,000 of that from the sale of my current house.”
‘I still have a mortgage’: I’m no longer confident that my costs will actually fall in retirement. What can I do?
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“I think my withdrawals from my 401(k) and IRA may need to be larger than my current take-home pay.”
‘I have no mortgage’: Is it reckless to cancel my homeowner’s insurance? I can’t justify $4K a year anymore.
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“My deductible is $5,000.”
Freddie and Fannie have been growing their mortgage bond holdings in recent months, but the 30-year fixed mortgage is still…
We paid my daughter and son-in-law’s mortgage when it reached $76K. Here’s why we chose that magic figure.
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“My husband, daughter, son-in-law and I all went to the bank.”