Diana Olick@IN/DIANAOLICK@DIANAOLICKCNBC@DIANAOLICK As investors and financial markets struggle to find their footing during the coronavirus pandemic, the effects are hitting consumers where they live – in mortgage rates. Not only are rates swinging wildly day to day, they are varying more dramatically lender to lender. In just the past four weeks, the average rate on…

PUBLISHED TUE, MAR 31 20209:00 AM EDT Via: CNBC Diana Olick @IN/DIANAOLICK @DIANAOLICKCNBC @DIANAOLICK Nationally, home prices rose 3.9% annually, up from 3.7% in December, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. The 10-City Composite showed an increase of 2.6%, up from 2.3% in the previous month. The 20-City Composite posted a 3.1% annual gain,…

Written By: Diana Olick @IN/DIANAOLICK@DIANAOLICKCNBC@DIANAOLICK As the growing economic impacts of the coronavirus roll through the U.S., some of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders are already getting calls from borrowers, concerned they won’t be able to make their monthly payments. Both government and independent regulators for the mortgage industry are now working on plans to deter…

PUBLISHED TUE, JAN 7 202010:53 AM EST By:Diana Olick @DIANAOLICK The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to the lowest level since October this week, at 3.69%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That has an already competitive housing market heating even more. Open houses, which are usually pretty rare the first week in…

by: Diana Olick The number of homes for sale at the end of November was the lowest on record for the month, according to the National Association of Realtors, which began tracking this metric in 1999. There were just 1.66 million homes on the market, down 5.7% compared with November 2018. That represents a 3.7-month supply…

PUBLISHED TUE, DEC 3 201911:41 AM ESTUPDATED TUE, DEC 3 20191:09 PM EST By: William Feuer Airbnb has removed thousands of listings in Boston as new rule takes effect ahead of the company’s presumed IPO next year Airbnb is eyeing a major IPO next year, but this year it faces escalating regulation in cities across…

If you’re searching for a home online, you’re not alone; lots of people are doing it. The question is, are you using all of your available resources, and are you using them wisely? Here’s why the Internet is a great place to start the home-buying process, and the truth on why it should never be…

By LIZ WESTON Dear Liz: My husband and I are squabbling over how to pay for the pool we may get. We have a line of credit on the house, and rates are still low. I say we use that, make it part of the mortgage and pass the cost on to the next owner…

By Andrea Riquier. Rates for home loans slid again, even as the ongoing government shutdown poses a fresh threat for a wobbly housing market. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.45% in the January 10 week, mortgage liquidity provider Freddie Mac said Thursday. That was down 6 basis points and marked the lowest point for the…

by: Diana Olick  @DIANAOLICK A sharp drop in interest rates to the lowest level since April sparked a mini-boom in mortgage refinancing. Buyers returning to the market after the holidays may have been inspired by the drop in rates, but stock market volatility and the government shutdown could keep some of those mortgage applications from closing.…