With mortgage rates dropping, Jeff Rossen explains when refinancing makes financial sense and when it does not.

Mortgage rates’ recent dip set off a wave of activity in the market from owners looking to better their monthly costs ...

Cash-out refinancing hits near 3-year high in Q2 Total tappable U.S. home equity reaches $11.6 trillion Some markets see equity drop as prices cool in Sunbelt, West Homeowners are cashing in on years ...

Americans are sitting on record piles of home equity, and Chase wants in. The bank is rolling out a new home equity line of credit, or HELOC, aimed at helping homeowners tap their property’s value ...

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the second straight week following a string of declines that had ...

Buying a second home can be an appealing way to lock in a vacation retreat or create an income-producing property. But the number of buyers taking out mortgages for second homes has fallen sharply — ...

The Treasury yields that mortgage rates closely track have been choppy in response to new economic data and the government ...

Applications for mortgages to buy a home or refinance both fell for a second week, marking a swift reversal of what had been a hopeful sign of a revival in the US housing market. The Mortgage Bankers ...