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mortgage

[mawr-gij] / ˈmɔr gɪdʒ /
NOUN
loan agreement
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House hunters face challenges from rising mortgage rates and climbing home prices, but the balance of power is now in their favor.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Finnegan notes that mortgage rates and prices remain high in many cities, making relocation difficult.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Find insight on private credit, speculation markets, mortgage payments and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Homeowners with low financing costs—or no mortgage at all—have little reason to trade up, while first-time buyers face higher financing costs for fewer options.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead of raising more money to buy credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds, he wound up making it more difficult to keep the ones he already owned.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis