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Following are all UrbanTurf articles filed under Mortgages, from most recent to least.
Understanding Interest Rates and Mortgage Points
UrbanTurf Staff | November 3rd 2020
The interest rates announced by Freddie Mac each week are not quite as good as advertised, as they usually carry points with them. Here is a quick... read »
First-Timer Primer: What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?
Shilpi Paul | August 26th 2020 | 2 Comments
The preferred mortgage product among most home buyers is the fixed-rate mortgage. However, the adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is another option for... read »
A Deluge of Demand: How Lenders Are Dealing With Record-Low Rates
Nena Perry-Brown | August 14th 2020
With rates at or near the lowest they have ever been, some lenders are getting creative in how they approach new purchases and requests to refinance. ... read »
With Nearly Half of DC Renters Rent-Burdened, Urban Institute Recommends Federal Housing Relief
Nena Perry-Brown | August 10th 2020
Maryland and DC are two areas hardest hit by the pandemic-amplifying housing crisis. ... read »
Black Mortgage Applicants in DC Denied at Double Citywide Rate
Nena Perry-Brown | August 5th 2020
Higher Black homeownership rates have not made DC immune to mortgage denial disparities. ... read »
First-Timer Primer: The Mortgage Pre-Approval Process
UrbanTurf Staff | June 24th 2020
As home buyers get the itch to look for a home and start to venture out to open houses, it will behoove them to go through the pre-approval process. ... read »
First-Timer Primer: How Do Mortgage Payments Work?
UrbanTurf Staff | June 22nd 2020
In this edition of First Timer Primer, we take a closer look at what you are actually paying for when it comes to sending in that monthly mortgage... read »
FHFA Will Provide Multifamily Mortgage Relief in Exchange for Eviction Moratoriums
Nena Perry-Brown | March 24th 2020
Any multifamily mortgagee receiving forbearance must enact an eviction moratorium. ... read »
Bank of America Allowing Borrowers to Defer Mortgage Payments
Nena Perry-Brown | March 20th 2020
The announcement comes after the Federal Housing Finance Agency enacted a moratorium on foreclosures for federally-backed mortgages. ... read »
Coronavirus Impacts Could Result in Mortgage Relief
Nena Perry-Brown | March 16th 2020
As measures are considered to help alleviate the financial burdens many may experience as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, mortgage payments are... read »
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