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For those who’ve gotten a mortgage in the past few years with little equity, most are all too familiar with private mortgage insurance, the added premium built into the mortgage payment insuring the lender against payment default. Measured over time...

Some lenders have lowered down payments for “jumbo” mortgages as well as for smaller home loans. Here, a November view of a house for sale in Los Angeles. Photo: Associated Press It is getting easier for some buyers to land a house with less money up...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The 30-year mortgage rate rose to its highest level in nearly two years, according to mortgage financing company Freddie Mac. Rates climbed 0.22 percentage points to 4.51% for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan this week, the highest...

Home prices are on the rise. But there’s good news and bad news. Nationwide, the median home price increased 8.2% to $229,400 in the second quarter compared to 2014, according to the National Association of Realtors. First, the good news: Higher prices...

When it comes to the housing market, 2015 may be the year first-time home buyers make a comeback. With rents rising faster than incomes, many Millennials are expected to start looking to buy homes of their own. What they will find are much more favorable...