I think the graph that Calculated Risk put together shows what the biggest challenge is right now. JOBSThere are other reasons that people fall behind on …More

Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates dropped again last week, with the weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 5.48%, down from 5.58% the …More

American celebrities used to be more than television and sport stars. They were newspaper tycoons, gangsters, and real estate moguls, with homes as eccentric as the …More

Please join me in welcoming Julie Messina as our newest author on Mortgages Unzipped.  Julie started her career in real estate finance in 1979 at a …More

Over the weekend we hit another exciting milestone with our Zillow iPhone app: over 1/2 million downloads — 513,213 as of this morning. And it’s not …More

The 148nd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is live at Real Estate Zebra. The carnival will make its next appearance on Monday, July 6 …More

Well, here we are on the Monday before the Fourth of July.   What should we expect for the week? As the week progresses, expect to see …More

So, what’s been happening in the markets since the last time I did a Mortgage Market Update on Wednesday?  A couple of things: Citibank is suffering …More

Many people in who are current on their mortgage payments and want to refinance their home have spoken with their lender about the Obama refinance — …More

Remember Shaq’s Star Island estate that he price-chopped in May? Well, according to Kevin Tomlinson of Miami Beach Luxury Real Estate blog, Shaq sold the mansion …More