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It's not the end of the world if your application to refinance gets rejected, but here's how to overcome it and either try ...

If you're a commercial property owner looking to refinance your mortgage, one of the first strategies your savvy peers will advise is to establish goals and realistic expectations. Other practical ...

If you took out a mortgage between 2022 and 2024, and your rate is higher than you would like — this could be your sign to refinance. On Dec. 10, the Federal Reserve announced a Federal Funds Rate cut ...

Home buyers and homeowners have been waiting for lower rates. Here's their best move now. Two experts MarketWatch spoke with advised aspiring buyers and homeowners to exercise caution and have ...

Mortgage applications rose 4.8% for the week ending December 5, 2025, with a notable increase in refinance activity. The refinance index surged 14% from the previous week, while the FHA rate hit its ...

Here's a guide to what to say to the mortgage lender, complete with sample sentences. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

When the Trump administration floated the idea of a 50-year mortgage, credit solutions expert Micah Smith didn’t mince words. "I was mortified," she told Fox News Digital. On paper, stretching a home ...

A modest rise in negative equity is emerging across parts of the U.S. housing market, but the overall picture remains far more stable than anything resembling the Global Financial Crisis.

The Federal Reserve is signaling that aspiring home buyers expecting more interest-rate relief might have to keep waiting. That delay is exposing a deeper problem in the housing market as hundreds of ...

WSJ’s Veronica Dagher breaks down the three big goals that homeowners should consider before refinancing their mortgages. Photo Illustration: Noah Higgins-Dunn “Marry the house, date the rate,” ...