Archives for March 2015

What would you do with an extra $372?

Money in pocket$372 is the average monthly savings that my clients who have closed on their refi’s so far in March. With higher appraised values, thanks to the hot real estate market driving up home prices, many clients are also eliminating mortgage insurance with their refi.

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: March 9, 2015

mortgageporter-economyMy apologies for being a day late on my “Monday Rate Post”…I’ve been busy working on transactions in process and new refi and purchase loans. Biz has to come before blog. However, I have a few moments now to share with you the economic indicators scheduled to be released this week, which is on the lighter side.

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I know my credit score

creditRecently my husband and I considered buying an investment home in West Seattle. We began the preapproval process so that we could present an offer with a bona fide preapproval letter. We gathered our W2s, tax returns, bank statements and paystubs…and had our credit report pulled.

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What May Impact Mortgage Interest Rates this week: March 2, 2015 – Rates Improved

MortgagePorter-JobsReportThis being the first week of the month, means that Friday, we will have the Jobs Report. Last month, the better than expected Jobs Report sent mortgage rates trending higher.

Here are some of the economic indicators scheduled to be released this week:

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