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Jeff Ostrowski

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  • Writer and Housing Market Analyst, Bankrate
Florida, Lake Worth
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Writer and housing market analyst @Bankrate | Alum @pbpost, @UofIllinois | Author of "How to Buy a Home in a Miserable Market" on Kindle.

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Jeff Ostrowski covers mortgages and the housing market for Bankrate.com. Before joining Bankrate in 2020, he covered business, economics and politics for the Palm Beach Post in Florida. He chronicled the housing boom and bust of the 2000s. His front-page stories about a tax loophole for large landlords led state legislators to vote unanimously to end the tax break. He's a member of the board of the nonprofit National Association of Real Estate Editors and a two-time winner of the group's gold a…

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3 traps the mortgage industry doesn’t want you to know about — and how to avoid them

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By Jeff Ostrowski Verified
| New Hampshire Union Leader Verified
Buying a home is an exhilarating and exhausting process, one that tests the wits and resolve of even experienced buyers. And some of the very people you turn to for guidance might not always have your best interests in mind. Some of the industry’s sales tactics can make it unnecessarily difficult for you to shop around, or to claim down payment assistance packages designed to encourage homeownership.
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7 biggest myths about mortgage refinancing and what to know instead

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By Jeff Ostrowski Verified
| Yahoo Finance Verified
Not true, and it's the myth that costs borrowers the most. In 2025, 87% of all mortgage borrowers paid above the most competitive rate available to them, and refinance borrowers weren't far behind at 78.7%, according to Bankrate's Hidden Homeownership Tax research that analyzed 3.2 million mortgage originations. Typical borrowers who overpaid lost $3,343 a year, or $278 a month, by paying a rate that wasn't the best available to them.
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Michael Troyanovsky of Regency Development Group: 5 Questions

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By Jeff Ostrowski Verified
| Commercial Observer Verified
With a population of less than 6,000, little Bay Harbor Islands, Fla., is often overlooked – but not by Regency Development Group. Since 2020, the developer has been building residential projects in the coastal community near Surfside, Indian Creek and Bal Harbour. SEE ALSO: Samantha Atlas of Ash Staging: 5 Questions Regency has four active projects on the island, including the 33-unit La Maré Regency, the nine-unit La Maré Signature and the 20-unit Bay Harbor Villas.
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