Mortgage rates move lower, but where are the homebuyers?

In a little more than a week, Federal Reserve policymakers are poised to lower benchmark interest rates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ahead of that decision, mortgage rates continued to decline, although a surge of borrowers has yet to appear.At HousingWire‘s Mortgage

The month in reverse mortgage rates: September 2024

In the August rate update, I explained why over 99% of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) are variable interest rate loans and the advantages of this over the fixed-rate counterpart. Some of those advantages improve over time, like the organic line-of-credit growth. So, would it make sense to

54% of baby boomers say they’ll never sell their homes

In a traditional sense, the term “silver tsunami” refers to pent-up housing stock that older homeowners will eventually choose to sell, which would have the effect of flooding the market with new inventory. But if prior suppositions about this trend being overblown failed to convince people, new dat

‘A Home Insurance Drone Spied on My House—Then My Premium Was Hiked’: Could Your Policy Be at Risk, Too?

Getty ImagesDespite living near hurricane-prone Daytona Beach, FL, Mike Arman never had a home insurance claim in 52 years. So he was shocked when, two years ago, his insurance company didn’t want to renew his policy.The problem? According to Arman’s broker, the insurer had taken an aerial image of