If you’re buying a home, refinancing your mortgage, or just want to know how much your home is worth, you’re probably going to need a property appraisal. At its most basic, “an appraisal is an opinion ...

Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year, fixed-rate refinance mortgage average rate is 5.37%. For 20-year mortgage refinances, ...

A mortgage refinance swaps out your old mortgage with a new one, including a fresh set of terms and interest rate. It may or may not come with financial benefits, depending on your goals and how a new ...

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.33% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 6% for a 20-year financed mortgage.

Mortgage rates have zigzagged enough in the past few years to leave even confident homeowners second-guessing whether to ...

You can tap into your home’s equity to get cash, but you’re going to take on more debt. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with ...

Discover when and how to refinance a car loan after 60 to 90 days, the factors to weigh, and how waiting can benefit your financial goals.

Borrowers seem to be shopping around less for the best rates when refinancing their mortgages, says a new report. But it ...