Unless you're buying a home with cash (unlikely), it's valid to ask if you can afford to take out a mortgage on an ...

From Florida to Texas, homeowners are waking up to shocking escrow increases as property taxes and insurance skyrocket. Orlando breaks down what’s really driving these spikes, why reassessments are ...

The housing market remains constrained in 2025. Goldman said mortgage rates will stay elevated, raising its year-end target ...

Proposed legislation in California would require lenders to pay back any interest earned on withheld insurance proceeds to ...

Action on U.S. tariff policies and a potentially seismic shift in secondary market activity hasn’t caused much movement for ...

Although inflation-adjusted list prices decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2025, interest rates rose, keeping home ...

When a title company initiates a title search, they check for liens, judgments, and other legal filings posted against the ...

Natural disasters are reshaping the insurance landscape: premiums rise as wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes become ...

Experts fear that the move, though it could help the government's budget woes, could disrupt the fragile U.S. mortgage market ...

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Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum ...