Mortgage rates stayed steady through most of 2025, but two consecutive Federal Reserve rate cuts in September and October signaled a slowing economy and cooling housing market. While federal fund ...

If you have a great rate on your mortgage, it may feel tough to give that up to move houses — especially if current mortgage rates are significantly higher. But what if you could move your mortgage ...

On the heels of making major headlines with his call for a 50-year mortgage, Donald Trump earlier this month quietly unveiled another innovative idea to loosen the housing supply — and if the idea ...

The Trump administration has proposed 50-year and “portable” mortgages to make home buying more affordable. But housing experts offer other suggestions. By Ann Carrns Fifty-year mortgages. “Portable” ...

The Silicon Valley robo-advisor, which has 1.3 million customers, is expanding into home lending as it also tries to go public. Since its inception, Wealthfront has tried to use technology to automate ...

The American mortgage market is shrinking. After years of rising house prices and dwindling lending, the value of mortgage debt as a share of the housing stock is at its lowest in 60 years. To those ...