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Month: January 2025

Mortgage and refinance rates today, January 1, 2025: New year, higher rates

Rates decrease again before Fed announcement

To kick off 2025, mortgage rates are increasing. According to Zillow data, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate is up six basis points to 6.70%, the 20-year fixed rate has risen eight basis points to 6.56%, and the 15-year fixed rate… Continue Reading…


If you’re looking to buy or sell in 2025, here’s what you need to know

If you're looking to buy or sell in 2025, here's what you need to know

As real estate agents and mortgage brokers look ahead to 2025 — they expect to see a more “robust” real estate market coming over the next 12 months. “I’m predicting that it is going to become a sellers’ market again,” said… Continue Reading…


Reporter I’Jaz Ja’ciel recounts her top stories of 2024 : Investigative Post

Reporter I'Jaz Ja'ciel recounts her top stories of 2024 : Investigative Post

Reporter I’Jaz Ja’ciel recounts her top stories of 2024, including discriminatory practices by some banks and other lenders. When last we spoke in December 2023, I touted my reporting on Black homeownership rates as some of my best work of… Continue Reading…