Mia Schneider
Just How Likely Is a 30-Year Mortgage Rate Below 6% by December 31st?
I’ve mentioned on several occasions that I predicted a sub-6% mortgage rate by the fourth quarter of 2025.We…
How We Get to Sub-6% Mortgage Rates By the End of 2025
Lately, mortgage rates have been kind of stuck in a holding pattern, though drifting lower at the same…
Powell Admits Mortgage-Backed Security Purchases May Have Gone Too Far
During a National Association for Business Economics (NABE) conference in Philadelphia, Fed Chair Jerome Powell admitted they maybe…
UWM Customers Will Soon Earn Bilt Points for On-Time Mortgage Payments
Well, it appears the rumors were true. You’ll soon be able to earn Bilt points when you make…
Mortgage Rates Below Year-Ago Levels as Shutdown Reaches Day 10
It’s now been 10 days since the government shutdown began and mortgage rates appear to be moving lower.They…
Better Mortgage Expects Business to Boom Thanks to Two New Mega Partnerships
Recently, Better Home & Finance Holding Company (or simply “Better”) said it executed two agreements that it believes…
The Problem with Trump’s Plan to Build More Homes
President Trump has called on the big home builders to build more homes in a new social media…
Are Mortgage Rates Stuck without New Economic Data?
I got to thinking that mortgage rates might be kind of stuck where they are until more new…
Mortgage Rates Could Fall Into the 5s This Year If the Shutdown Persists
What was long thought impossible might now be probable; mortgage rates in the 5s in 2025.I’ve actually been…
Better Mortgage Launches a Bank Statement HELOC
In a bid to help more gig workers, freelancers, and self-employed borrowers tap into their equity, mortgage lender…
Would Mortgage Rates Benefit More from Jobs Data or a Shutdown?
Another government shutdown is slated to begin at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday unless lawmakers can find a resolution.This…
2026 Conforming Loan Limits Get Early Boost, But Point to Slowing Home Price Gains
So far, at least three large mortgage companies have upped conforming loan limits ahead of time for 2026.This…
Pulte Claims Trump Has Lowered Mortgage Rates and Refinancings Are Through the Roof
I’m really starting to enjoy these clips from Mornings with Maria.Yesterday, it was her and Treasury Secretary Scott…
Bessent Waffles When Asked If Fed Cuts Will Lower Mortgage Rates
I recently came across some apparent quotes from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding mortgage rates.One social media post…
Is the Compass Anywhere Merger a Big Mortgage Victory for Guaranteed Rate?
Lately, the battle for supremacy in the mortgage/real estate world has heated up tremendously.First, we saw Rocket acquire…
