Mortgage rates climb to 6.22% highest in 3 months — will Iran war-driven inflation push rates higher and hit US housing market now?Mortgage rates climb to 6.22%, highest in three months, shaking US housing sentiment. Rates were below 6% just weeks earlier, boosting buye...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Buying or selling a home in March? Here’s what the housing market looks likeThe housing market in March 2026 is showing slow changes for buyers and sellers. Mortgage rates are lower than last year and affordability ...
07 Mar, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Homebuyers face higher credit check costs — here’s why fees are rising nowHomebuyers credit check costs explained: Homebuyers face escalating credit check fees, with tri-merge reports expected to jump 40-50% by 20...
27 Feb, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
Stalled mortgage rates have buyers on edge — when could 6% loans make a comeback?Mortgage rates are staying high around 6%, making home buying expensive for many Americans. Experts say rates might slowly drop to 6% by la...
20 Dec, 2025, 12.27 AM IST
Average rate on a 30-year US mortgage falls to lowest level in nearly a yearUS mortgage rates witnessed a drop this week. This is the lowest in almost a year. The decline happened before the Federal Reserve's expect...
12 Sep, 2025, 08.22 AM IST
U.S economy in dire straits? Housing market roiled as mortgage demand drops and hiring slowsUS housing market faces headwinds as mortgage applications decline amid economic uncertainty and a weakening labor market. Despite relative...
01 May, 2025, 12.32 AM IST
US 30-year mortgage rate dropped last week, applications surgedThe interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan dropped to 6.61% last week, the lowest since October, boosting mortgage applications ...
09 Apr, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
US 30-year mortgage rate plunges by most in nearly 16 months: MBAThe Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday said the average contract rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped in the week ended Nov...
09 Nov, 2023, 02.47 PM IST
US home-purchase applications drop to 28-year low as rates jumpThe Mortgage Bankers Association's index of mortgage applications to buy a home slumped more than 18% the biggest drop since 2015 to 147.1 ...
22 Feb, 2023, 11.47 PM IST
U.S. household debt tops $16 trillion amid rising inflationU.S. household debt tops $16 trillion amid rising inflation.
02 Aug, 2022, 09.00 PM IST
Mortgage business fall by more than 40% owing to surge in interest ratesThe rise in interest rates is hurting the mortgage market, as a few precious homeowners can now take advantage of a refinance while more pr...
06 Apr, 2022, 08.53 PM IST
UK mortgage approvals rise to six-month high in MarchMortgage approvals for house purchase rose to 38,751 in March, up from 37,543 in February and the largest amount since September last year.
28 Apr, 2015, 02.29 PM IST
- US banks see surge in home loans in '09
The Mortgage Bankers Association boosted its forecast for 2009 home-loan originations by $800 billion to $2.78 trillion.
25 Mar, 2009, 03.11 AM IST
- Fed move may drive home loan rates to post-war low
US mortgage rates may fall to the lowest since World War II on the Federal Reserve’s plan to buy up to $300 billion of Treasuries and incre...
20 Mar, 2009, 01.25 AM IST
- Florida tops Q1 US mortgage fraud list
Reported incidents of mortgage fraud jumped 42 percent nationwide, with Florida reporting the highest number of cases, according to industr...
26 Aug, 2008, 02.52 AM IST
- Countrywide under FBI scanner
Financial, the largest US mortgage lender, is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for possible securities frau...
10 Mar, 2008, 01.47 AM IST
- US home foreclosures, delinquencies at record high
The number of Americans who may lose their homes to foreclosure reached a record in the second quarter as late payments by subprime borrowe...
07 Sep, 2007, 02.52 AM IST