Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said the government agency is "actively evaluating" portable mortgages, which would allow a homeowner to transfer their loan from their current home ...

Before most house hunters can close the deal, they need to qualify for a mortgage. Learning how to apply for a mortgage in advance — and breaking the process down into digestible steps — can help ...

Mortgage rates are the quiet line item that can add or erase six figures from the cost of a home, yet the jargon around them ...

As long as there have been homes for sale, there have been financial vehicles designed to alleviate some of the financial pressures associated with owning a home. A reverse mortgage is another way ...

Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, are home loans with fluctuating interest rates. The main difference between adjustable- and fixed-rate mortgages is that fixed-rate mortgages keep the same rate for ...

Mortgage rates have been historically low for the last few years, but they are on the rise. As interest rates inch up, adjustable-rate mortgages often become more attractive for some homebuyers. With ...

Dear Annie: With reference to a recent column in which the reader said she had lost her home to a reverse mortgage, there are two primary ways this can happen, and I want to explain how to avoid this ...