The refinance is quietly disappearing from the American homeowner’s toolkit, and something else is taking its place. Refinance applications fell 6% last week to their slowest pace since May 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers […]
Anyone holding out for a cheaper mortgage this fall got the same answer Tuesday as last week: nothing. The eight lenders RateZip tracks left all 27 posted rates unchanged, and nationally the average 30-year fixed […]
Mortgage rates this week: August 24–28, 2026 Posted mortgage rates at the 8 lenders RateZip tracks ended the week of August 24–28, 2026 mostly lower: of the 27 posted rates with readings on more than […]
Whether a 2026 refinance makes sense comes down to one question: what rate are you holding now? With the 30-year fixed near 6.5% at mid-year, the answer splits borrowers into three camps. Who wins by […]
So You are Married. Now Where Do You Want to Build Your Life? The thank-you notes are almost done, the dress is at the cleaner, and the photos are starting to trickle in. And somewhere […]
Aaron Rodgers is done with New Jersey. The former New York Jets quarterback has listed his Cedar Grove house, sitting close enough to smell the Montclair line, for $15 million, about three years after he […]
The Comment Nobody Followed Through Gary Vaynerchuk, entrepreneur and CEO of VaynerMedia, posted a photo of lemons. An actual bowl of lemons with a caption urging removal of the rotten fruits before they spoil the […]
Foreclosure-process events across RateZip’s tracked homes rose 32.6% in the first half of 2026 versus a year earlier — from 55.4 to 73.4 events per 10,000 tracked homes. Florida climbed 87.7% and Georgia 73%, while […]
Homeowners are asking a different question this fall. Not whether to swap out the mortgage they already have, but how to borrow against the house without touching it. Refinance requests shrank to 2% of the […]
As James Talarico stepped out on the stage last Wednesday in Arlington, an unmistakable sound of hope filled the air— even in a state where a democrat hasn’t been elected to Senate in 30 years […]