My apologies for being tardy on a post I typically do on Mondays… it’s been a busy week and well, my business (helping people with their mortgage needs to buy or refinance their homes) has to come before blogging.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: July 6, 2015
July 8, 2015 by 1 Comment
Are you buying a new home? WAIT to buy new furniture!
July 3, 2015 by 3 Comments
I have been working with a couple of clients who are buying homes and who’ve recently asked if it’s okay for them to buy furniture before closing on their new home. It must be all the “Fourth of July blow-out” sales going on that’s causing this question to come up recently.
What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015 by 1 Comment
Mortgage backed securities are enjoying bump today with Greece back in the headlines. As I’m writing this post (9:25 am pst) the Dow is down 229. This is a case where a bad news for the stock market = good news for mortgage rates.
Fun things to do around Puget Sound this Independence Day
June 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I hope you have a FUN, safe and sane Independence Day. I have fond memories of watching fireworks sitting on the hood of my Mom’s car with my sisters in the Sears parking lot of the old mall in downtown Renton…lots of “oohs and aahs”. 🙂
Here are some events around the greater Puget Sound area taking place this holiday.
New Mortgage Disclosures Possibly Delayed
June 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The CFPB is requesting that the deadline for the new “good faith estimate” disclosures (aka “TRID”) be delayed for two months to allow lenders more time to transition into the the new forms…and because the CFPB made an “administrative error” that would have caused a delay with enforcing the rule. From the CFPB’s website:
Freddie Mac reports last week’s average mortgage rates unchanged
June 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Freddie Mac PMMS reveals little change in mortgage interest rates over the last week with the 30 year mortgage rate averaging 4.02% with 0.7 points.
Freddie Mac reports mortgage rates at 2015 highs
June 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey reveals just how dramatically mortgage rates have gone up over the last month. Freddie Mac reports that last week, the 30 year fixed conforming mortgage (loan amount $417,000 or lower) interest rate averaged 4.04% priced with 0.6 points. [Read more…]
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