Zillow is no longer including flood, fire and other climate risk scores on home listings. Research shows that the data is a major factor in whether or not potential buyers will make an offer.
A 50-year mortgage would mean you get 20 more years to pay off the house. It also means you’d have 20 more years of paying interest, and also earning less equity.
After selling a home that she loved to move with her husband, Meg Tipton says she missed that house everyday. That is, until a familiar address showed up on Zillow.
“When you get a fixed-rate mortgage, it's like buying insurance against inflation, and you're paying for that insurance over the whole life of the mortgage,” one expert told us.