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Figuring Portion-size When Planning Your Party
Figuring Portion-size When Planning Your Party. When planning a party or other fun gathering, figuring out the portions can be a “guess and by-golly,” many times, it’s either too much, or you run out. Either one is not exactly what y...
Good Interest Rates and Homebuying Financing
Good Interest Rates and Homebuying Financing options for buyers who qualify and are interested in using a Jumbo Loan to purchase their home. Rates have jumped quite a bit this week as the 10-year Treasury has now cleared over 3.701% at tim...
May is “National Home Improvement Month.”
May is “National Home Improvement Month.” And what better way to celebrate than to find the Joy Levels in home remodeling projects?
The National REALTOR Association recently sent out a study of the costs of home remodeling projects vs Joy-specific home remodeling projects bring.
Let’s Stop the Madness!!
about a “penalty” that high FICO borrowers would have to pay on behalf of lower FICO borrowers. Initially, I was a little confused as to why all of the sudden interest in this topic from friends and family who typically have little interest in the mortgage industry aside from the occasional, “How’s business?” discussion.
A Word from Dean Rathbun
A Word from , Dean Rathbun with United American Mortgage : Rates are up again this week (April 21st, 2023) and I am now baffled. Yields continue to push up as the debate goes back and forth on the FED’s next move in May. When I did my first loan back in 1988 there was no such thing as 0 point loans. 1 or even 2 points were the common costs paid by consumers when closing a loan and analyzing their interest rate options. This is coming back now as the secondary markets have stopped paying up for mortgages with zero points. Why?…The mortgage markets are keenly aware that the majority of loans being done now will be refinanced soon rates come back down…which is heavily anticipated to happen within the next 2 years or less. When that happens the servicing companies incur what is called a “run-off” where the loans are paid off and refinanced. That makes the value of the mortgages less today since they will not have the interest being earned for a very long period of time.
Retired and Purchasing a Home in the Desert?
Retired and Purchasing a Home in the Desert? Did you know that there are several solutions for borrowing money for a mortgage, even if you are retired? Our preferred lender, Dean Rathbun with United American Mortgage, works in this arena often so I checked with him how he does it:
What does it mean to be in a “Seller’s Market”?
What does it mean to be in a “Seller’s Market”? Let’s review what the difference is between a Buyers’ Market and Sellers’ Market: Buyers’ Market: There are more houses on the market than Buyers. (Favors the Buyers) Sellers’ Market: There are more Buyers than Houses in the Market. (Favors the Sellers)
Real Estate News in Brief
Real Estate News in Brief – Existing home sales jumped in February, the first increase in 13 months, as buyers took advantage of 30-yr rates that were briefly near 6% in January. An inflation-focused Fed raised rates for the 9th-straight time, but suggested a pause from here is possible.