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By Winnie SunLearn more about Winnie on NerdWallet’s Ask an AdvisorSelling your home is a big decision that requires significant preparation, including listing your property and meeting with potential agents. Once you’ve done that, it can still take weeks or even months to find a buyer, depending...

When it comes to purchasing a home, 41% of Americans who bought their current home with a partner* reported that both partners contributed equal amounts of money toward their down payment, according to a new NerdWallet survey.NerdWallet commissioned an online survey, conducted in June 2016 by Har...

Thirty-year mortgage rates are unchanged Friday, 15-year fixed home loans moved a tick higher, and 5/1 ARMs were unchanged, according to a NerdWallet survey of mortgage rates posted by national lenders this morning.There was little direction for mortgage rates prior to this morning’s jobs report....

Fed Rate Hike Likely Later Rather Than Sooner, Experts Say  The Federal Reserve is meeting this week to decide whether to raise rates, a decision that will affect the interest consumers pay on almost all loans. Most experts are forecasting the central bank will leave rates unchanged, but that's n...

Thirty-year fixed mortgage refinance rates are unchanged Friday, while 15-year fixed loans are just a tick higher; 5/1 ARM refinance rates are unchanged, according to a survey of national lenders by NerdWallet.NerdWallet compiles annual percentage rates — lender interest rates plus fees, the most...

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Fixed-rate mortgage terms are steeply discounted and approaching historic levels. After another round of cuts this morning, mortgage rates on 30-year terms are near all-time lows while 15-year home loans are now below 3%, according to an early Tuesday survey of major national lenders.The NerdWall...

A survey of national lenders early Monday finds mortgage rates mostly unchanged. Of the lenders who repriced their terms early this morning, the move was unanimous: mark up loan rates.However, moves made were small — and not enough to move overall averages for most loan terms. And there appears t...

A Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting is looming but mortgage rates are fearlessly moving slightly lower. In a survey of lenders early Monday, lenders repriced just enough to move the needle incrementally lower, on average. Without major economic news expected today, there is likely to be lit...

Some lenders reduced their mortgage rates even further this morning, while others held firm. The net effect: average rates are unchanged to modestly lower. Defying predictions of looming higher interest rates, home loan pricing remains near three-year lows.A NerdWallet survey of mortgage lenders ...