Rachel Witkowski is an award-winning journalist whose 20-year career spans a wide range of topics in finance, government regulation and congressional reporting. Ms. Witkowski has spent the last decade ...

Buying a home is one of the biggest purchases you’ll ever make. While buying a home brings a new life, a new investment, and future memories with your family, the process can also be stressful. One ...

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(NewsNation) — Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in two years — and could fall further — but interest payments are just one of the costs that come with a mortgage. Buyers also have to take into ...

This article is no longer being updated. A new version of the mortgage calculator is available here. Mortgage interest rates have risen sharply over the past six months after years of historic lows.

Mortgage rates this week for a 30-year fixed loan decreased to 6.27%, down from 6.3% last week. A small move, but perhaps an unexpected one given that markets hit the pause button amid the ongoing ...

Chris Jennings is formally a writer and editor with more than seven years of experience in the personal finance and mortgage space. He enjoys simplifying complex mortgage topics for first-time ...