Loan Options As a mortgage consultant, it's important to me be able to educate clients to ensure that they understand the various financing options available to meet their needs. Today, I'd like to discuss a less commonly understood type [...]
Still Waiting Mortgage interest rates have yet to make a significant move lower because the inflation numbers haven’t decreased enough to create more demand in the bond market. I had been hoping for rates to improve after the 5/10/23 [...]
Hello, friends. Home Buying Competition The spring home-buying season is starting to heat up in my area and it is starting to feel a lot like 2020 and 2021 again. Many of the home buyers I have pre-approved for [...]
Recession Déjà Vu Hi Friends, March was a volatile month in the markets. The headlines were full of news that reminded us of the Great Recession of 2008 with multiple banks facing major liquidity issues. The Federal Reserves’ steep [...]
Home Buying Is Up Hi Friends, As mortgage interest rates have started to fall with inflation in the first quarter of this year, I have experienced an increase in home buyer activity and mortgage applications. The recent slight dip [...]
Rates Heading Down Mortgage rates have stabilized and are slowly heading lower due to the continued good news on inflation. PCE: Measure of Inflation The Fed’s favorite measure of inflation, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), showed that inflation rose 0.1% [...]
Happy new year, friends! Rates Down As Predicted Mortgage interest rates finally started falling in November 2022, as I had predicted in my November newsletter. Year over year inflation numbers started to come down, which is great news for [...]
Hi Friends, Mortgage interest rates continue to be high due to the hottest inflation readings in over 40 years. The effects of the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are not yet making a significant impact on reducing inflation, but there [...]
Hi Friends, Mortgage interest rates are at the highest levels I have seen since 2007. They have more than doubled since December of 2021 and the effects of this rapid rise in rates are finally being felt in the [...]
Refinances & Purchases Drop Hi Friends, Mortgage rates keep rising at a very brisk pace. May 2022 saw mortgage interest rates rise up 2.375% higher than they were in December of 2021. Refinances were down over 75% month over [...]
