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Category: Financial & Housing Market

TIME FOR A HOME LOAN CHECK-UP: RATES DROP AGAIN

August 19, 2019 Austen Smith Leave a comment

The turmoil in the financial markets has caused home loan rates to drop to their lowest level in over two…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market, Mortgage Matters Daily, Mortgage Process

ARE RECESSION FEARS OVERBLOWN?

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All the talk in the financial news media lately has lots of people wondering if a recession is just around…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market, Mortgage Matters Daily Filed under: Interest Rate, Recession

US-CHINA TRADE WAR DRIVES DOWN RATES… FOR NOW

August 1, 2019 Austen Smith Leave a comment

The US-China trade war has caused global interest rates to drop as investors divert capital away from the stock market…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market Filed under: Mortgage Rates

WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR YOU IN THE US-CHINA TRADE WAR?

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The US recently placed 25% tariffs on $200 billion of imports from China and announced that 25% tariffs on another…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market, Uncategorized Filed under: Mortgage Rates

HOW TO SEE YOUR LOCAL HOME PRICE TRENDS

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Click here to view an interactive map created by Harvard University that allows you to view house price trends in your…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market Filed under: home buying

THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE HOME BUYING POWER

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If you or anyone you know is buying a house this summer, chances are you’ll be dealing with competing offers…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market Filed under: home buying

TWO WAYS TO WIN A BIDDING A WAR

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In today’s housing environment, you will most likely compete with multiple offers when you go to buy a house.  Here are…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market Filed under: home buying

SUMMER 2019 GUIDE TO HOUSE PRICES

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House prices are determined by housing supply, housing demand, and housing affordability. HOUSING SUPPLY: WHAT’S THE OUTLOOK? Housing supply measures how…

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SUMMER 2019 GUIDE TO MORTGAGE RATES

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Mortgage rates are determined by the supply and demand for mortgage bonds in the bond market. WHY MORTGAGE BONDS? When…

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Posted in: Financial & Housing Market Filed under: Mortgage Rates

HOW THE FED IMPACTS MORTGAGE RATES

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The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets at least eight times per year to discuss and vote on US monetary policy.…

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