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‘I plan to take out a mortgage’: My father died. Should I buy the family home from my mom at a 40% discount?
“I’ve been caring for my mother, and we each currently occupy a unit in the house.”
Mortgage rates near 6-month high — but here’s how much worse it would be without Freddie and Fannie’s bond buying
The spike in U.S. mortgage rates since the Iran war began in late February has been dashing hopes for an…
‘I love being debt-free’: I’m in my mid-50s and buying a house. Do I take out a $400K mortgage or use my Roth IRA?
“I’ll fund $500,000 of that from the sale of my current house.”
‘I’m at a crossroads’: I have $35K left on my mortgage at 3% interest. Do I dip into my $700K IRA to pay it off?
“Over the last year, my two retirement accounts averaged a 15% gain.”
‘I still have a mortgage’: I’m no longer confident that my costs will actually fall in retirement. What can I do?
“I think my withdrawals from my 401(k) and IRA may need to be larger than my current take-home pay.”
We paid my daughter and son-in-law’s mortgage when it reached $76K. Here’s why we chose that magic figure.
“My husband, daughter, son-in-law and I all went to the bank.”
‘I have no mortgage’: Is it reckless to cancel my homeowner’s insurance? I can’t justify $4K a year anymore.
“My deductible is $5,000.”
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates, possibly for the last time for a while. What’s the best move home…
Mortgage rates fall sharply on expectations of a Fed rate cut. Will they keep on dropping from here?
Mortgage rates took a dive on Tuesday, pushing the 30-year rate to the lowest level in a month.
‘I’m in a financial mess’: My income was cut in half. Do I sell my $600K home and kiss my 2.9% mortgage rate goodbye?
“We can move 10 miles south, where property is much cheaper.”