It’s not just a matter of taking the government up on its offer to postpone your mortgage payment. Doing so may find you in a murkier place than simply feeling
Mortgage rates have fared better than anyone expected
Mortgage rates appear to have fared unexpectedly well for the previous year. Reflecting back on 2019, it’s clear that last year’s mortgage market was the best since the height of
Borrowers jump on board the refinance bandwagon as rates drop
When mortgage rates plummet to historically low levels, you have to expect a reaction from the borrowing public. And, as usual, they did not disappoint. Borrowers got themselves to their
Mortgage Market Update – October 22, 2018
In this week’s Mortgage Market Update, we’ll examine three things that could greatly impact the upcoming mortgage rate forecast. First, let’s review how interest rates change within the market.
How Rates
Mortgage Market Update – September 24, 2018
In this week’s Mortgage Market Update, we’ll see how mortgage rates are trending, where they’re likely to move and monitor a potential increase in rate volatility. Before we dive into
Mortgage Market Update – September 10, 2018
Mortgage rate activity is staying in the middle of the road this week, so to speak. Current trends see neutral movement and experts predict it will remain that way for
Mortgage rates are dropping, but so are applications
After rising somewhat sharply, mortgage rates started to come back down last week. However, lower mortgage pricing had little effect on buyer activity.
Total mortgage application volume fell nearly 3 percent
Mortgage Market Update – March 5, 2018
In this week’s Mortgage Market Update, we see why rates are currently trending higher and how uncertainty in key economic factors could signal higher volatility in the coming days. But
FHA mortgage relief for 2017 disaster victims
This week the FHA expanded expanded mortgage relief for victims of hurricanes, wildfires and mudslides for people holding FHA-insured loans in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, California, Puerto Rico
Single female home buyers increase to 2011 levels, FSBOs drop to all-time low
Are independent women becoming the stronger force in the home buying market? According to new data, significantly more single women are buying homes than almost every other segment of the