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Why It Could Get More Difficult For Americans To Get Approved For A Mortgage

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Would-be minority and low-income buyers could be especially hard-hit by this policy change at the CFPB. Read more

Heres Where The 2020 Presidential Candidates, Including Elizabeth Warren And Kamala Harris, Stand On Affordable Housing

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‘California, perhaps the epicenter of unaffordable housing, is scheduled to have its primary earlier than in past elec... Read more

Goldmans Hatzius Sees No Need For A Fed Rate Cut: MarketWatch Weekly Sit-down

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Goldman Sachs Chief Economist sat down with MarketWatch to discuss the outlook for Fed monetary policy ahead of the cent... Read more

Mortgage Demand Falls Again, Despite Lower Interest Rates

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After rising the previous week, interest rates fell back again last week, but consumers were not enthused. Read more

US Existing Home Sales Fell 1.7% In June, Vs 0.2% Drop Expected

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U.S home sales fell more than expected in June as a persistent shortage of properties pushed prices to a record high. Read more

In A Waning Housing Cycle, There May Still Be Home-builder Earnings Upside

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There may still be some earnings upside for home builder stocks in the second quarter, even though the housing cycle is ... Read more

Homebuilder Sentiment Ticks Up Slightly, As Housing Shortage Intensifies

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Builder confidence for single-family homes rose one point, to 65, in July, according to the National Association of Home... Read more

Wisdom Of Crowds? Ordinary Americans Beat Experts In Predicting Mortgage Rates

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Forecasts for mortgage rates from average American households have been pretty solid over the past few years, even as ma... Read more

Kamala Harris Says Credit Scores Should Include Rent, Cell Phones And Utilities

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Legislation to reform how credit scores are created has received bipartisan support. Read more

Need To Know: Heres Why Investors Should Keep The Faith In U.S. Stocks: BlackRock

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Our call of the day comes from BlackRock, one of the world’s biggest money managers, whose midyear outlook comes with ... Read more

Meet The Little Bank Thats Helping Immigrants Achieve Big American Dreams

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A community bank in Queens, New York, is redefining lending to people who don’t fit the traditional models of creditwo... Read more

Economic Report: Mortgage Rates Hold Near 2-year Lows But Veterans Will Soon Pay More

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Rates for home loans rose slightly even as Washington struggled to be fair to older generations of veterans without pass... Read more

Weekly Mortgage Applications Stall As Rates Take A Respite

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After several weeks of volatility, mortgage rates calmed down, and that offered little incentive for homeowners or buyer... Read more

Outside The Box: This Is What Borrowers Really Think About Home Equity Lines Of Credit

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Rate-conscious consumers have many options to tap equity in their house, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Stonewall 50 Years Later, LGBTQ Americans Still Grapple With These Financial Struggles

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LGBTQ Americans may have the right to marry, but still have a long way to go toward achieving full equality. Read more

Mortgage Rates Havent Been This Low Since 2016 — Heres How To Decide Whether To Refinance Your Home Loan

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More people are pursuing refinances as mortgage rates have dropped. Read more

Social Capital: Black Millennials Less Likely To Own A Home Than Their Grandparents Were At Same Age

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The Great Recession took a big bite out of blacks’ wealth, and the effects are still hampering home ownership of black... Read more

Weekly Mortgage Rates Fall Further, But Only Refinance Applications Rise

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Mortgage application volume was 40% higher than a year ago, largely because lower rates are strengthening the refinance ... Read more

The Trade War Is Weighing On Chinese Home Buying In The US

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Trade tensions appear to have depressed Chinese property purchases in the United States. Beijing's own actions may also ... Read more

New Home Sales Sank 7.8% In May, Despite A Big Drop In Mortgage Rates

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Buyers pulled away from the builders in May, even as affordability improved, thanks to lower mortgage rates. Read more