mortgage

We have heard accounts from homeowners who bought outright, often with a mortgage, as well as those who purchased through shared-ownership schemes.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Elevated Treasury yields have driven the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 6.71%, the highest in more than a year, according to the latest survey from Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Before even filling out the paperwork for a mortgage preapproval, think about what you will need out of a home in the next few decades.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Mortgage borrowers with low credit scores, low down-payment amounts or “unique” personal situations are seeing quotes over 7%, Jason Madiedo, co-CEO of SimplyPMG, a mortgage lender, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Could Mike Burry sell them $25 million of the stuff, at really generous prices, on the subprime mortgage bonds of his choosing?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“Most mortgages are still under 7%, but we are getting close to hitting the number,” Michael Read, principal at Bridgeway Mortgage and Real Estate Services in Morristown, N.J., told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield directly influences how much consumers and businesses pay to borrow, including on mortgages and auto loans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Rising rates mean higher costs for home mortgages, car loans and credit card balances, increasing the strain on household budgets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Such borrowing costs impact the cost of borrowing for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

How could you rate any portion of a bond made up exclusively of subprime mortgages triple-A?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Not terribly long ago, Cleveland mortgaged its future believing that Watson was its savior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

To finance “I Am Frankelda,” Roy and Arturo mortgaged two homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Put differently, the average mortgaged homeowner now spends more than a full month’s housing payment each year on insurance.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

To raise the money for the $100 million-plus production, he mortgaged his seaside Santa Barbara, California, estate.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024

She did not sell the house but she mortgaged it for every penny she could get.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

“Russia would be further mortgaging its future for the sake of military gains,” said Alexander Kolyandr, a director at the consulting firm Eurasia Group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

He’s a strong candidate for a team that wants a front-end starter without mortgaging the future.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Mid-cap players are mortgaging chunks of their businesses to get in on the action, too.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

Migrants from Africa, Asia and South America are mortgaging their family land, selling their cars or borrowing money from loan sharks to embark on long, often treacherous journeys to reach the United States.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024

Almost immediately, the financial slide began, but was artificially buoyed by extravagant bank loans that Chacko raised by mortgaging the family’s rice fields around the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy