Mortgage Rates Increase A strong job market and consumer credit are driving up mortgage rates for the third consecutive week and now to their highest level in six weeks. Mortgage rates are 0.82 percent higher than a year ago—the largest year-over-year increase since May 2014, Freddie Mac reports. Despite the higher rates, Sam Khater, Freddie …
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Sep 14
Property Damage Predicted as Florence Nears
Property Damage Predicted as Florence Nears Hurricane Florence is churning off the East Coast, threatening to slam the Carolinas and Virginia with high winds and catastrophic flooding as early as Thursday afternoon. More than 10 million people in the storm’s path have been ordered to evacuate. Meteorologists predict the eye of the hurricane to come …
Sep 13
Americans’ Ideal Home
Americans’ Ideal Home September 11, 2018 A waterfront home in the suburbs that has nearly 5,000 square feet and a one-story ranch may be at the top of American consumers’ real estate wish lists, according to findings from a Porch.com survey of more than 600 Americans and Europeans about their ideal home designs, amenities, and locations. …
Sep 12
HUD Home Purchase Program
HUD Home Purchase Program Achieve your dream of home ownership with the new HUD Home Purchase program. For just $100 down you can purchase certain HUD homes. Also, if you add a renovation option – one mortgage does it all – financing both the purchase and upgrades to your new home. Program highlights 580 minimum …
Sep 11
Places where Bad Credit Won’t Block a Home Purchase
Top Places where Bad Credit Won’t Block a Home Purchase. In some places in the U.S., bad credit doesn’t have to be a deterrent to scoring a mortgage and buying a home. Researchers from realtor.com® analyzed metros to find where a less-than-perfect credit score—even those well under 650—can still land buyers a home. To get …
Sep 10
Mortgage Rates Rise
Mortgage Rates Rise Mortgage rates rose slightly for the second consecutive week, and economists warn that more rises are likely to come. “Borrowing costs may be slowly on the rise again in coming weeks, as investors remain optimistic about the underlying strength of the economy,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. Mortgage rates are …
Sep 07
Home Flippers worried about Inventory as it Dries Up
Home Flippers worried about Inventory as it Dries Up The rate of home flipping in the U.S. plunged almost to a four-year low in the second quarter as the number of distressed or low-priced homes dropped, according to a new report by real estate data firm ATTOM Data Solutions. A flip is defined as a home …
Sep 06
Creating Real Estate Signs That Sell
Creating Real Estate Signs That Sell Real estate signs say more about you and your residential or commercial business than they do about the properties you’re advertising. That’s why Katie Lundin, a customer support specialist with crowdspring, a marketplace for crowdsourced logo, web, graphic, and product design, has four best practices for creating custom real …
Sep 05
On the Fence about Buying or refinancing a Home?
On the Fence about Buying or refinancing a Home? Buy or Refinance Now. The mortgage market is changing fast and rates may rise again. thanks to historically low interest rates, there has not been a better time to buy or refinance a home in years. If you are on the fence about buying or refinancing, …
Sep 04
Rates Holding Steady
Rates Holding Steady Mortgage rates haven’t been this stable since the fall of 2016. Rates did inch up this week, but only slightly and are still offering prospective buyers a window of opportunity, says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage barely inched up this week, continuing the summer trend of essentially …
Aug 31
First-Time Buyers Have Bought 985K Homes This Year
First-Time Buyers Have Bought 985K Homes This Year Home sales may be slowing overall, but not among first-time home buyers, according to a new report. Genworth Mortgage Insurance culled all publicly available government and proprietary mortgage industry data to see how this segment of buyers is faring in the housing market. In the first half …
Aug 30
Weighed Down by Too Much Paperwork for that Mortgage?
Weighed Down by Too Much Paperwork for that Mortgage? Home buyers want the mortgage process to be less onerous and faster. But they also want more personal interaction as they navigate a transaction and very big decision in their life, according to Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey, a survey of about 3,000 recent home buyers. …
