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Stocks May Be Volatile, but Home Values Aren’t

Mortgage Rates Today

While your stocks or 401(k) might see a lot of highs and lows, home values are much less volatile.

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May 6, 2025

While your stocks or 401(k) might see a lot of highs and lows, home values are much less volatile.

May 6, 2025

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The 20% Down Payment Myth, Debunked

Mortgage Rates Today

Saving up to buy a home can feel a little intimidating, especially right now.

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May 5, 2025

Saving up to buy a home can feel a little intimidating, especially right now.

May 5, 2025

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Your Home Equity Could Make Moving Possible

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If you put your home search on hold because you couldn’t find anything you liked in your budget, it’s time to try again.

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May 2, 2025

If you put your home search on hold because you couldn’t find anything you liked in your budget, it’s time to try again.

May 2, 2025

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What an Economic Slowdown Could Mean for the Housing Market

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Let’s take a look at some historical data to show what’s happened in the housing market during each recession, going all the way back to the 1980s. The facts may surprise you.

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May 1, 2025

Let’s take a look at some historical data to show what’s happened in the housing market during each recession, going all the way back to the 1980s. The facts may surprise you.

May 1, 2025

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A Tale of Two Housing Markets

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Knowing which housing market you’re in makes a huge difference when you move.

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April 30, 2025

Knowing which housing market you’re in makes a huge difference when you move.

April 30, 2025

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Why Today’s Foreclosure Numbers Aren’t a Warning Sign

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Even with the recent increase, foreclosure numbers are not at the levels seen during the 2008 crash.

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April 29, 2025

Even with the recent increase, foreclosure numbers are not at the levels seen during the 2008 crash.

April 29, 2025

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Student Loans Are Back in the News. Don't Let It Put Your Homeownership Plans on Hold.

Student loans are back in the spotlight. And whether you've been following the headlines closely or just catching bits and pieces here and there, there's a good chance they've been on your mind lately.

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What Buying or Selling a Home Gives Back to Your Community

Buying or selling a home is a big financial decision. And right now, it feels even bigger.

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Why Waiting for Lower Rates and Lower Home Prices Could Cost You

Market update for the week of June 29 - July 3, 2026

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CA - Licensed by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act No. 4131098. California - DFPI Residential Mortgage Lending Act License.
CO - Mortgage Company Registration – Regulated by the Division of Real Estate - www.dora.state.co.us/real-estate.
FL - Mortgage Lender Servicer License No. MLD806.
ID - Licensed as a Mortgage Broker/Lender No. MBL-7779. Regulated Lender License RRL-10257.
MI - 1st Mortgage Broker/Lender/Servicer Registrant No. FR0024287. 2nd Mortgage Broker/Lender/Servicer Registrant No. SR0019909.
MT - Mortgage Lender/Broker/Servicer License No. 3029.
NV - NV Mortgage Company License 3259. Supplemental Mortgage Servicer License No. 4352.
OK - Mortgage Broker License No. MB001744. Mortgage Lender License No. ML010107.
OR - Lender License No. ML-4709. Servicer License MS-134.
TN - Mortgage License No. 109408. Industrial Loan and Trust Company Registration No. 3029.
TX - SML Mortgage Banker Registration. SML Residential Mortgage Loan Servicer Registration 3029. Texas Rights.
WA - Licensed by the Department of Financial Institutions under the Consumer Loan Act No. CL-3029.

TEXAS RIGHTS
Consumers wishing to file a complaint against a mortgage banker or a licensed mortgage banker residential mortgage loan originator should complete and send a complaint form to the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 2601 N. Lamar, Suite 201, Austin, TX 78705. Complaint forms and instructions may be obtained from the department’s website at www.sml.texas.gov. A toll-free consumer hotline is available at 1-877-276-5550. The department maintains a recovery fund to make payments of certain actual out of pocket damages sustained by borrowers caused by acts of licensed mortgage banker residential mortgage loan originators. A written application for reimbursement from the recovery fund must be filed with and investigated by the department prior to the payment of a claim. For more information about the recovery fund, please consult the department’s website at www.sml.texas.gov.
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