Lisa A.F. Schultz's (lischultz) Blog

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 ...

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 ...

Escrow: All You Need to KnowIt’s one of the nitty-gritty details you’ll stumble upon when buying a home: the escrow account. And you probably won’t encounter one again anytime soon, at least until you buy your next house.An escrow account is money held by a third party until all legally required ...