Getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a no-brainer when you're searching for a new home. It helps you understand how much house you can afford and what costs you can expect. As a result, you won't ...

If you're looking to buy a home, you may have heard that it's a good idea to get a mortgage pre-approval letter before kicking off your search. That's pretty solid advice. In today's real estate ...

Learn what you need to speed up the approval process Mortgage lenders offer pre-approval letters to buyers they believe can repay their loans. However, unlike mortgage pre-qualification, the ...

Shopping for homes is exciting until one needs to secure financing to purchase. Even with savings, most Americans can only buy a house through a mortgage loan. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the US ...

In 2002, Steve, a nice young man with a good job, serious savings, and excellent credit made an attractive offer on a two family house in a Boston suburb. It had to be an attractive bid as there were ...

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Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

BELLEVUE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Some mortgage lenders are slammed as they try to keep up with pre-approval requests. At Caliber Home Loans, loan consultant Elizabeth Hamilton said there’s a backlog to get ...

Sometime between now and 2.5 years from now, my wife and I would like to buy a house. We love where we live now, and would like to stay here. The problem is that it's expensive. There *are* houses ...