Holden Lewis is a mortgage reporter and spokesperson who joined NerdWallet in 2017. He previously wrote for Bankrate, where he wrote about mortgages and real estate during the housing boom and bust. He has written articles about mortgages since 2001, and enjoys explaining complex topics to regular people who don't buy houses every day. Holden has been president of the National Association of Real Estate Editors and has won numerous writing awards. He splits his time between Jupiter, Florida, and Fort Worth, where he is renovating the house where he spent his high school years so he can move back and be a Texan again.
- Education: B.S. in Journalism from University of North Texas
- Awards: Society of Professional Journalists Online Journalism: Public Service, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing: Real-time 2000, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing: Real-time 2005, Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing: Blog, Society of Professional Journalists Online Journalism: Online Deadline
- Previous experience: Bankrate.com
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4 Things to Know About Competing with Cash Offers
In a hot real estate market, money talks, but not everyone can make a cash offer on a house. If you need to use a mortgage to buy a home, there are strategies for competing against cash buyers.
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Washington Post. Mortgage rates slow their ascent ahead of next week’s Fed meeting.
Consumer Affairs. Rising home prices cause more people to consider a 40-year mortgage.
CNBC. Here’s how you can prepare for possible aggressive, quicker rate hikes from the Fed.
MarketWatch. ‘Home price appreciation will normalize.’ What 5 economists and real estate pros predict will happen to home prices in 2022.
Wall Street Journal. Mortgage Rates Are Dipping. Here’s How Home Buyers Can Lock In Rates..
