Safely unlock your home's value with these standout lenders and useful tips to help you avoid costly mistakes.

Mortgage rates hold steady July 23, 2025, with 30-year fixed at 6.625%. Trump hints at capital gains tax cut for home sales.

After a five-week decline, mortgage rates have now climbed for three straight weeks. But that doesn't necessarily mean you should hit pause on your house hunt.

A new company offers a software tool that allows buyers and agents to find sellers with low-rate mortgages that can be transferred.

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans increased to 6.75% for the week ending July 17, up from 6.72% last week.

Mortgage demand barely moved last week as interest rates slightly increased. Demand is still better, however, than it was a year ago.

A newly filed class action lawsuit alleges that loanDepot engaged in a years-long scheme to violate federal loan officer compensation rules, steering borrowers into more expensive mortgage loans while concealing its conduct through falsified records and internal deception.

A reverse mortgage isn't available for every homeowner. Typically, you'll need to be age 62 or older to qualify, leaving this option available mostly for senior homeowners. But if you meet the age requirements and some other criteria, this unique funding source could be worth exploring, particularly in the unique economic landscape of July 2025.

You'll get a mortgage loan estimate after you apply for a loan but before you've been officially approved. To evaluate an estimate, you'll want to brush up on your mortgage vocabulary and have a good sense of how much house you can afford. Your mortgage loan estimate will outline the terms of your potential loan from a particular lender.

The AI-powered chatbot is backed by MMI’s mortgage intelligence, which includes 500 million origination records spanning 25 years.