Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. Yesterday I posted about the straightforward part of 50-year ...

The interest rate on a 50-year mortgage would be higher than it would be on a 30-year mortgage. And you'd be making payments for many, many more years. Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the Trump administration's proposal to create a 50-year mortgage product to rival the 30-year ...

Feeling crushed under the burden of a steep mortgage payment? How would you like 20 extra years to pay off your home? In November 2025, President Donald Trump and Federal Housing Finance Agency ...

Most people who take out mortgages go with a 30-year term. But President Trump wants the federal government to back a 50-year mortgage option for homebuyers — a plan that would be "a complete game ...

This is part 1 of a two-part look into the 50-year mortgage plan. President Trump started promoting 50-year mortgages as a way to help younger people buy homes. On the surface, it sounds like ...

The Trump Administration is working to introduce 50-year mortgages for home buyers—a plan that has drawn criticism even from some of the President’s allies, and that experts warn could come with ...

The homebuying industry was jolted over the weekend by a President Donald Trump social media post that claimed a 50-year mortgage could be a game-changer for the housing market. Of course, no other ...

Would a 50-year mortgage make homeownership more affordable? The Trump administration is working on a plan for a mortgage term that spans five decades, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill ...

Would you swap your 30-year mortgage for a 50-year loan in order to lower your monthly payments? Homeowners who are already decades into a mortgage might say no, as extending the duration of their ...

President Donald Trump recently proposed the idea of creating a new 50-year mortgage as a way to improve housing affordability. And while Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said it ...