Researching a Mortgage Online

I read a statistic the other day that nearly 75 percent of consumers research products and services online before making a purchase. That got me thinking about researching mortgages online. It’s a great way to “shop smart,” but I recommend you keep a couple things in mind as you go cyber sleuthing for a loan.…

How Mortgage Rates are Determined

Over the past few years, I’m sure you’ve heard about how mortgage rates are at historic lows, and truth is, they are. This chart, from the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, clearly shows that the rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is the lowest (or at least near the lowest) it has been in…