Freddie Mac reported 30 year mortgage rates rose slightly for the second consecutive week. According to the survey, 30 year rates went up from 4.21% to 4.23% (w/ .8 pts).

McKinney, TX, the stomping ground of The Decker Group, was named #5 on CNNMoney.com’s Best Places to Live in America (2010) list. The article highlighted McKinney’s affordable housing, charming downtown, restored 19th

There is a very nice Mediterranean Style Frisco townhouse listed on Realtor.com located near Stonebriar Mall and Preston Road at 9852 Fleetwood Drive. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhome is

If your application for a Texas mortgage was denied it can be frustrating, insulting, and nerve wracking. But don’t despair – a mortgage denial does not need to be the

Thanks to YourHoustonHomeInspector.com for inviting our own Kelly Decker to share some thoughts on how home buyers can determine what they can afford to pay for a new

In a study of the mortgage closing costs charged around the country Bankrate.com found that here in Texas we pay the second highest amount (behind only New York) on our

There are some big changes on the horizon for any new FHA mortgages in Texas and across the country.  Effective October 4th, the upfront premium for that is normally financed into

Weekly jobless claims were down by 3,000 to 450,000 for the week.  We would have expected the stock market to react positively and the bond market to sell off but

An adjustable rate mortgage starts with an initial rate that is fixed for a certain period of time (generally three, five, or seven years) and then adjusts annually according to

Has the nosedive of continually lower mortgage rate drops come to an abrupt hault?  Many experts believe that we have hit bottom.  Mortgage rates did not fall in lock step