Happy New Year! As we head into 2017, we want to make sure we’re keeping our clients, borrowers and real estate agent friends up to date on the mortgage market.
Home Builder Sentiment Jumps to Highest Level Since 2005
Home builder sentiment gets a post-election boost, with levels reaching their highest point since 2005.
A monthly reading of home builder confidence by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) spiked
Mortgage Market Update: 2017 Projections Show Tight Housing Market
As 2016 draws to a close, the projections for 2017’s housing market are starting to pour in from industry experts and analysts across the country. Now that more and more
Staging Your Home for Fall
According to the best in the business, staging your home will not only increase its value but will facilitate a more rapid sale. There are some simple pointers that can
Acute Appraiser Shortages Causing Closing Delays
So you’ve found your dream house, you’ve worked with your lender, your mortgage interest rates are locked in for 30 days, your offer was accepted. Life is grand. Or is
Bond Market Update – How it Affects the Mortgage Industry
As we know, bond markets directly affect the mortgage market. Typically, when bond rates, also known as bond yield, go up, interest rates follow. Conversely, bond prices are a different
Post Brexit Mortgage Market Update
What does Brexit have to do with you? The turbulent atmosphere enveloping the United Kingdom may actually create a windfall in the United States. According to Jim Costello, Senior Vice
Texas Markets Rebounding – Seller’s Market?
The resilience of The Lone Star state is alive and well as the state is rebounding from the previous downsizing of many energy companies and oil price fluctuation. Today, some major markets are
Mortgage Market Update – Tight Inventory Remains a Challenge, Rates Likely to Stay Put
In today’s mortgage market update, we’re seeing interest rates forecast to stay low, which comes as great news to prospective borrowers; however, lack of inventory in the real estate market
Mortgage Market Update – May 2016
In this month’s Mortgage Market Update, we’ll look at current mortgage rates and how they’ll likely be trending in the coming week, as well as trends in the home building