What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: July 27, 2015 – Mortgage Rates trending LOWER!

July 27, 2015 by 1 Comment

I’m back from my vacation, sailing the Broughton Islands in Vancouver, B.C. with my hubby and our (almost) 2 year old puppy, Hitch. Thanks to my great team at Mortgage Master for taking care of my clients while I was enjoying some time off. I’m relaxed, refreshed, recharged and ready to help you with your mortgage needs.

The Chinese stock market is taking a hit as the Shanghai Composite lost 8.5% overnight. This is giving mortgage backed securities a bit of a boost this morning. Check out the mortgage rates I’ve posted below.

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: July 6, 2015

July 8, 2015 by 1 Comment

mortgageporter-economyMy 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.

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Are you buying a new home? WAIT to buy new furniture!

July 3, 2015 by 3 Comments

iStock_000008143756_MediumI 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.

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What May Impact Mortgage Rates this Week: June 29, 2015

June 29, 2015 by 1 Comment

MortgagePorter-JobsReportMortgage 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.

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Fun things to do around Puget Sound this Independence Day

June 27, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Seattle_fireworksI 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.

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New Mortgage Disclosures Possibly Delayed

June 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment

speedbumpThe 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:

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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.

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I’m on vacation!

June 13, 2015 by 2 Comments

breakUPDATE JUNE 24, 2015:  I’m back!!!

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