Have you started thinking about the holidays yet? Just thought I’d let you know Christmas is 64 days from today! Now that you’re freaking out about that…you won’t even notice that mortgage rates crept a little higher last week as we saw a bit of a reversal of the trend of lower rates we’ve enjoyed
Hope your week is off to a great start! Some good news here about mortgage rates…according to the latest survey of average rates released by Freddie Mac, both the 30-year and 15-year continued to drift lower last week to levels not seen since October 2016. Even with Friday’s stinker of a Jobs Report, unemployment remains
So, what do you think? Is there ever too much of a good thing? I suppose there could be if you’re talking about margaritas and queso…but maybe not in the case of helpful housing and mortgage market news. Right?! That’s why, starting today, I’m creating for you a short, weekly market update (you asked for
You may have heard news headlines over the past month or so that mortgage rates have been rising. If this has you worried about your plans to buy a home over the next few months, let’s talk facts. The truth is that yes, rates have risen, but only slightly, and they remain lower than they
All you need to know about the latest mortgage rate and housing trends The stock markets are trending toward a little more safety and conservatism since the last Fed Meeting where the Members expressed some concern over the prospect of slowing growth in the economy. Yet, the economy is still cranking out new jobs and
Shutdown Strategy Well, hello there! Happy New Year and welcome to 2019. Yes, I know we’re quite a ways into the month but I wanted to pop in and offer you a look at the markets and how we’re ‘strategizing’ for our clients around this government shutdown. (No worries…this is still a ‘no politics’ zone;)
Well, here we are…in October! We’ve turned the page to a new season and a new quarter. Now that the peak home buying season has cooled, like the crisp, fall air, I thought it would be a good time to share with you some of my thoughts on what’s happening in the markets and what
One of the first questions borrowers ask me when we’re beginning their mortgage application is “how long is this process going to take?” If you’ve wondered the same thing as you consider buying your first home, or your next home, here’s a simple, easy-to-understand rundown of the loan process so you can see about how
If you could use some encouragement in your house hunt, this article is for you. Just about everyday I speak to clients that are pre-approved for their mortgage and are actively looking for houses but have yet to find just the right one, or have lost out on multiple offer situations. I encourage them to
The time has come…you’re ready to do some adulting and buy a home, settle down, spend Saturdays at Home Depot, maybe even lay down some tile somewhere. But there’s just one problem, you’ve got to save a huge pile of cash for the down payment because, after all you are a first-time homebuyer in California.
