What’s more terrifying than global warming, national economic collapse, or a zombie apocalypse? For many of us, it’s math—especially the type involved in securing a mortgage to buy a home. But ...

The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6% APR, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. This is six basis points lower than yesterday and 17 basis points ...

According to a recent tweet by Austen Allred, co-founder and CEO of Bloom Institute of Technology, “new mortgage math is brutal” due to current excessive rates. Using an example that has received 7.7 ...

Of all the questions you may have when buying a home, one of the biggest that may stump you is this: How much mortgage can I get? After all, the amount of money you can borrow could spell the ...

Maybe it's time to 'fess up that maybe we don't know enough about mortgages. After all, what harm is there in using some of that built-up home equity when the mortgage broker is willing to give us ...

Everybody knows that the economic downturn of 2008, popularly known as "The Great Recession," was bad, so I'll refrain from imparting the gory statistics; you've probably heard them anyhow. Suffice it ...

Can you figure out how much a $300 sofa would cost during a half-price sale? If five people share the winning numbers for a lottery with a $2-million prize, can you calculate how much money will wind ...

After 15 rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, many economists are predicting the Fed is nearing the end of its tightening cycle. So, should prospective and current homeowners lock into the stability of ...