The average interest rate on all outstanding mortgages in the U.S. is now 4.3%. You might be surprised to learn that by the end of the year, the average rate will be higher than the levels of Q1 2020, before the pandemic boom. For the average American mortgage holder, the incredible gains of the pandemic […]
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Over the next two decades, roughly $124 trillion will move from baby boomers to younger generations, according to Cerulli Associates. For many millennials — amid climate anxiety and financial uncertainty — that inheritance is prompting a new question; what should ownership mean? In Norwalk, Conn., Austin and Allison McChord are testing an answer. “The first
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Credit bureau TransUnion is pushing back against the idea of replacing the current tri-merge mortgage credit model with a single credit pull, arguing that the shift would increase systemic risk and restrict access to credit. The conclusion comes from a TransUnion study released during the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Annual Convention and Expo, as the
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