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Affordable homes a misnomer? Your home loan EMI has shot up 20% in the last 2 years
It’s one thing to buy a home and another to pay the loan installments that come with it. The real e…
Home loan tax deductions: Self-occupied vs rented, the differences
Buying a home is undoubtedly one of the biggest financial commitments in one’s life. And since it i…
I stopped saving for my son's college tuition. I decided to save for my forever home instead.
I'm not saving for my son's college tuition; I've already sacrificed my career for him. I'm focusin…
Ashley Archambault
Budget 2024: More affordable housing, lowered rent TDS — here’s what will change for the housing sector this year
Union Budget 2024 delivers massive boost with 3 crore affordable houses and tax cuts. Here's all th…
Looking for a home loan of ₹75 lakh or above? The RBI rate hike pause might not bring you relief
The Reserve Bank of India has revised the risk weights for individual housing loans, which could re…
I was drowning in $370,000 of student loan debt with my salary as a teacher. Then, it was all forgiven.
A woman with a Ph.D. and $370,000 in student loan debt struggled to pay down her loans. She cried w…
Sarah Graves
DHFL scam, simplified: Here’s all about the Dheeraj Wadhawan case — allegedly India’s biggest banking loan fraud ever
The CBI also explains that the Wadhawans had allegedly created lakhs of fake borrowers by randomly …
The interest rate on the most popular American home loan hits 8% for the first time since 2000
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage touched a level not seen in 23 years as bond yields …
Phil Rosen
Home buying sentiment to weaken but new supply is kicking in say analysts
In the meanwhile, buoyed by the pandemic-induced demand and falling inventory, real estate d…
Look to refinance your home loan to save on EMI payments
Since May 2022, the EMI per lakh has gone up from ₹899 to ₹1,044. The RBI has raised the repo rate …
Lower interest rates could be coming soon. Here's what's at stake if they aren't.
Interest rate cuts could finally come this year. Economists explained the benefits of rate cuts and…
Madison Hoff,Ayelet Sheffey
Meet the millennials who got student-loan forgiveness and now have the freedom to save for retirement, grow their families, and consider going back to school
BI spoke to millennials who received student-loan forgiveness over the past few years due to Biden'…
Ayelet Sheffey,Katherine Tang…
Rising interest rates hitting you hard? Here’s how to ensure your home loan is paid off before retirement
You may increase your EMI to up to 40-50% of your income at the most. Prepayment should be consider…
A 40-year mortgage is the answer to improving home affordability, CEO says
"By making homeownership attainable for more Americans, we lay the foundation for a more resilient …
Matthew Fox
Paid off your home loan? You need to complete this following checklist
If you've fully repaid your home but are experiencing delays from banks in providing your mortgaged…
I bought two homes with interest rates below 3.5%. It's hard work to get this kind of mortgage, but it was worth it.
Lori Coryell got an assumable mortgage to buy two homes in Oregon at 2.5% and 3.5% rates. Transferr…
Alcynna Lloyd
Home loans growing at a faster rate in Tier 3 and 4 districts, thanks to WFH: SBI report
A new report by SBI has revealed that thanks to WFH’s popularity, Indians are increasingly obtainin…
Homebuyers are flocking to a type of loan that offers a lower mortgage rate. But they often require bigger down payments, and lenders don't like to give them.
There's a rare type of mortgage loan gaining popularity among buyers seeking lower rates.
Jennifer Sor
Housing demand in October-December 2022 rose 19% over last year: PropTiger report
The demand for properties was maximum in Mumbai and Pune, which together accounted for over 56% in …
Should you rent or buy a home? Here’s how much rental pricing has gone up compared to ownership cost in major Indian cities
Renting costs in Indian cities are rising rapidly, making homeownership a potentially smarter finan…