If you’re one of the many who have been eager to purchase property in the South Bay but have found little inventory listed from which you could choose, the real estate market of spring 2014 is promising to put many more properties on the market as sellers finally realize their increased home values. Property in the South Bay has gone
I have a few predictions (which are shared by mortgage professionals everywhere) about what 2014 holds for the real estate market and for mortgage loan affordability. First, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which you should know about, took effect on January 10th, 2014, and is meant to prevent housing meltdowns (like that which we saw in 2007).
Are you “on the fence about whether now the time to purchase property with a mortgage? Here are a few reasons why you may want to make a decision to go forward. Despite recent rises in mortgage rates in general, rates are still really low in the grand scheme of real estate, money, and our general economy. In fact, a
You may have noticed a trend in the last month or so of interest rates actually declining. Despite economists predicting that they will rise steadily, and keep rising, all through 2014, they haven’t so far. A 30-year-fixed mortgage is somewhere around 4.5 percent right now, and has been since the holidays began. However, let’s not throw a party just yet. The
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about how credit will be getting tighter and more difficult for almost all borrowers and would-be home owners. Interest rates going up plus a tightening of requirements may have made you feel like you just can’t afford a mortgage right now. You could be completely wrong. In fact, borrowers today could have an
When you hear that mortgage interest rates are rising, your first instinct may be that this means that homes sales will go down. That’s not necessarily the case. While it’s true that borrowing costs are increasing and interest rates are moving up from their historically low numbers, many real estate professionals still believe that this will actually boost sales. When
An article in the Wall Street Journal this past week describes why mortgage rates may begin to rise in spring of 2014 (http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2013/12/17/why-mortgage-costs-could-rise-in-2014/). While it is always a challenge for buyers without a down payment or with not-so-great credit scores to secure the best possible rate, it seems that it may be more challenging than it has been in 2013.
I recently saw an article about mortgage rates and how they are currently “see-saw”ing back and forth, up and down. The article was well-written, but it points out that the market is real-time, while the media is not. The article discusses recent rate drops, but at only a week or so old it is already long-outdated and useless to you
I read an article today that I wanted to share with everyone. To preface the article home loan rates are typically about 1.5% to 2.5% higher than the 10 year treasury note. Many home buyers have either decided to hold off for rates to come back down, or they have been unwilling to lower their price range. If the actual
On Friday, July 5th, mortgage markets reached another multi-year high for 30-year-fixed mortgages. This recent series of dramatic rises in mortgage rates will affect the market in numerous ways. Of course, mortgage applications will decline and refinancing is slowing down as rates rise, but the affordability of homes is also very different when interest rates go up even one full
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