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
Low Mortgage Rates Boosting Spring Home Buying
Apparently the idea of “springing forward” applies to more than just Daylight Savings Time! So far, the spring of 2016 is proving to be quite a busy time for the
Mortgage Market Update: House flipping hits 10-year high, rates may move up
This week’s mortgage market update may make a few home buyers nervous, as rates may increase. However, even if/when rates go up, they’re more than likely to stay very close
Mortgage Market Update – January 2016
As mortgage rates trend lower and are expected to stay on that path for the rest of this week, more home buyers are considering the possibility of locking their rates in now.