home loan
noun
: a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back the money over a period of years
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Applications to refinance a home loan, which rose sharply in mid-September and then dropped back again two weeks ago, fell further last week, down 8%.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Contemplate ownership expenses that include mortgage payments – and one-third of Californians don’t have a home loan – plus items such as insurance, utilities and association dues.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, mortgage rates rose and kept climbing until the average rate on a 30-year home loan reached just over 7% by mid-January.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The second home loan rate was 3.25%, versus 3.05% for first home loans, thus providing an incentive.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Contemplate ownership expenses that include mortgage payments – and one-third of Californians don’t have a home loan – plus items such as insurance, utilities and association dues.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, mortgage rates rose and kept climbing until the average rate on a 30-year home loan reached just over 7% by mid-January.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
The second home loan rate was 3.25%, versus 3.05% for first home loans, thus providing an incentive.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Home loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20loan. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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