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🏡 The Election’s Over… Time to House Hunt?

Hope you’re doing well! Things have been buzzing in the mortgage world, so I wanted to share some insights and keep you in the loop. Interest Rates: A Bit of a Rollercoaster Remember those low rates back in September? We’re still a bit higher than that, but the good news is they seem to be

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The Fed’s Holiday Gift…

Last week, at the wrap-up of their meeting, the Fed delivered the gift the markets have been asking for, a decision to pause interest rate hikes and bond-friendly remarks about the economy. As a result, mortgage rates tumbled, improving to levels not seen in many months. “Given inflation continues to decelerate and the Federal Reserve

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Thankful for This Good News…

So much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, including a third straight week of improving mortgage rates, making right now an incredible opportunity to pop back into the housing market if you’ve been waiting on the sidelines. Rates have improved, but we haven’t yet seen a rush of home buyers increasing competition and prices as

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Important Fed Meeting This Week…

Last week’s biggest economic headline centered on inflation news and the consumer price data that came out showing the CPI (consumer price index) rising by 0.6 percent for the month, higher than expected. The main reason? Energy prices, mainly oil prices, which, if you’ve been to the gas station recently, is no surprise. The core

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Jobs and Lots of Important Reports Coming Out This Week…

If you’ve been following economic news, then you likely have seen the headlines that mortgage rates continue to climb. According to Freddie Mac’s most recent survey of average rates, published last week, the 30-year rate has risen to its highest level since 2001. This precipitous climb over the past few weeks has come largely as

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Rates Rising as Fed Heads to Jackson Hole

A normally innocuous event last week sent mortgage rates higher. The opening line of the Fed’s Meeting Minutes, “uncertainty of the U.S. economic outlook remains elevated…” confirmed for traders that we still don’t have certainty about the direction of inflation. Uncertainty and inflation are two of the arch enemy’s of mortgage rates, and when they

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How Inflation Affects Mortgage Rates

Last week’s inflation data showed a further slowing in the pace of inflation, which is good news for the growth and health of the economy. Since we’re discussing inflation, I thought I’d take this opportunity to remind you of the relationship between inflation and mortgage rates. In general, higher inflation also means the price of

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Intriguing Inflation Data and Big Fed Meeting This Week…

A big Fed Meeting this week had traders and markets holding their collective breaths. The latest inflation readings show consumer prices increasing at the smallest rate in more than two years. Analysts were hopeful that the Fed would pause their rate increases, which they announced today they would pause interest rate increases. Mortgage rates barely

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It’s Starting to Look Like Pre-pandemic Times…

Before we dive into what’s happening this week, I’ve got some BIG news! We are now doing loans in the state of Colorado! If you or someone you know is in the market, we’d love to help you out. And now back to your weekly update… Last week was a wild week once again as

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