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Buyers • First-Time Buyers

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Remote Work Could Be Your Affordability Answer

Mortgage Rates Today

For most first-time buyers, the hardest part of buying a home is making the numbers work. You budget, you save, and the finish line still feels far away.

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September 7, 2026

For most first-time buyers, the hardest part of buying a home is making the numbers work. You budget, you save, and the finish line still feels far away.

September 7, 2026

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Mortgage Rates Could Move Again. What Should Buyers Do?

Mortgage Rates Today

A surprise jobs report pushed rates higher this week, but buyers who focus on what they can control can still be ready when the right opportunity appears.

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September 4, 2026

A surprise jobs report pushed rates higher this week, but buyers who focus on what they can control can still be ready when the right opportunity appears.

September 4, 2026

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Buyers • Home Prices • First-Time Buyers

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Why Buyers Shouldn't Overlook a Fall Move

Mortgage Rates Today

You've been waiting for something to change before you buy. It just might not be the thing you expected…

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September 3, 2026

You've been waiting for something to change before you buy. It just might not be the thing you expected…

September 3, 2026

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Buyers • Home Prices

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Think New Homes Cost More? Not Right Now.

Mortgage Rates Today

Most people think a newly built home costs more than an existing one. But right now, that’s actually backwards.

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September 2, 2026

Most people think a newly built home costs more than an existing one. But right now, that’s actually backwards.

September 2, 2026

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Buyers • First-Time Buyers

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Thinking About Tapping into Your 401(k) To Buy a Home? Read This First.

Mortgage Rates Today

Lately, headlines have floated an eye-catching idea about tapping into your 401(k) to cover a down payment on a home.

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August 31, 2026

Lately, headlines have floated an eye-catching idea about tapping into your 401(k) to cover a down payment on a home.

August 31, 2026

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The Jobs Data Changed the Rate Conversation

Mortgage Rates Today

A major jobs revision just complicated the Fed’s inflation fight, and here’s how buyers can prepare no matter which way rates move.

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August 28, 2026

A major jobs revision just complicated the Fed’s inflation fight, and here’s how buyers can prepare no matter which way rates move.

August 28, 2026

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Why More Buyers Are Turning To Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Today

When mortgage rates climb, buying a home can start to feel like trying to hit a moving target. Every jump in rates makes monthly payments bigger, and that pushes a lot of buyers to look for another way in.

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The Upside of a Slow Housing Market

Fewer people are shopping for homes right now, and for buyers who are ready, that could mean less competition along with slightly better rates.

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To Sell or Rent? How To Choose the Best Path for Your House.

Selling your house is a big step, and you want it to go smoothly. And with houses taking a little longer to sell these days, renting it out might start to sound like a nice backup plan.

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REFINANCING
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RATE ASSUMPTIONS
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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.
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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