Financing New First-Timer Loan Program from Freddie Mac Starting July 29th, first-time homebuyers will be able to apply for new Freddie Mac's HomeOne fixed-rate mortgage option, which requires...
Financing Tech Start-Up Infuses Cash Into Homebuying Financial tech start-up Ribbon is launching in Charlotte, N.C., backed in part by Trulia founder Pete Flint, offering homebuyers and sellers...
Financing Single-Family Rentals in Houston Seeing Robust Returns A report from Roofstock.com, an online marketplace for housing investments, found that in Houston, single-family rental investors are seeing...
Financing Freddie Mac Expanding 3 Percent Down Program Government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) Freddie Mac announced a new 3 percent down payment option, HomeOne, for qualified first-time...
Financing Buyers, Banks Taking on More Risk The rapid pace of sales, along with soaring prices and rates in today's housing market are making aspiring buyers stretch their budgets, and...
Financing Fewer Homeowners to Use Mortgage Interest Deduction This Year The new tax law, effective January 1, 2018, nearly doubled the standard deduction. Consequently, 57 percent fewer taxpayers will claim the...
Financing Connecticut Home Values May Crash Due to New Tax Law The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed in December 2017, capped the state and local tax deduction. As a result, property taxes in states like...
Financing To Downsize, or Not to Downsize? For homeowners considering downsizing pre- or post-retirement, three important factors to consider are household space, financial sense, and...
Financing What Once Was Old May Be New Again: 'Cash Out' Refis Homebuyers who are currently seeking to refinance their mortgage as interest rates rise may be doing so to "cash out," rather than lower...
Financing Tech Startups Offer Work-Arounds for Rental Restrictions Several tech startups are now offering programs to would-be renters struggling with rental restrictions like high security deposits, minimum...
