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Rates Plummet to 3 Week Lows. Has The Corner Been Turned?

Mortgage rates have been volatile in 2022. Most of that volatility has played out in the form of higher rates. The past 2 weeks have been a notable exception. To understand why this is happening, we first need to consider that higher inflation means higher rates.  It was easy to forget that for most of the…
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Housing is Normalizing, Not Dying; Nice Rate Rebound After Last Week’s Rout

In 2020 and 2021, housing boomed and rates plummeted at a pace that many considered to be unsustainable. 2022’s role is to take things back in the other direction. In other words, things are “normalizing” after a period of frenzied movement.  The normalization process can seem scary in cases where the thing being normalized was exceptionally…
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What is Your Debt-to-Income Ratio?

Your debt-to-income ratio, or DTI, is an important personal finance measure that compares the amount of money you earn to the amount of money that you owe to your creditors. This number comes into play when trying to line up financing to purchase a home because it is used to determine mortgage affordability. Once financing has been…
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Mortgage Rates 101, Part 2: Basic Parts of a Mortgage

Key Concepts Mortgage rates are interest rates on home loans There are really TWO mortgage rates: the interest rate (or “note rate”) applied to your loan amount (or “principal”) and the rate implied by certain upfront costs (the “effective rate”). APR (Annual Percentage Rate) attempts to convey that “effective rate.” Understand the tradeoffs between upfront…
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Mortgage Rates Hit 6%. World is Not Ending. May Just Be Beginning

In a year where mortgage rate volatility has been extreme, this week made everything else look tame by comparison.  While it will never show up in weekly survey numbers, the 3-day jump between last Thursday and this Tuesday was one of the biggest on record, taking the average 30yr fixed quote from 5.55% to 6.28%…
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Mortgage Rates 101, Part 1: What is a Mortgage?

When people want to buy something now, but don’t have (or don’t wish to spend) the cash to buy it outright, they can instead use a loan (aka financing, borrowing, debt).  This typically involves an agreement between the consumer and a lender.  The lender provides the big chunk of money today (that big amount that…
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2022 is Already The Worst Year For Rates Since 1979

2022 has already had its fair share of bad news for mortgage rates, but this week was not to be outdone.  It began as just another reasonably bad week with rates moving moderately higher, but still safely under the recent 13 year high seen on the morning of May 9th.  But it ended with one of…
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Rates Bounce After 3 Weeks of Improvement; Prices Still Defying Gravity

By last Friday, rates had improved so much from recent highs that we were finally able to consider that 2022’s trend had shifted gears from “skyrocketing” to “sideways.” While that possibility can still be entertained, this week’s rates are definitely higher. Here’s how things look when we zoom in to just the past 6 weeks: Context…
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The Purchase Process

1.) Speak with us to get pre-qualified. 5% 2.) Submit Supporting Documents 10% 3.) Receive Pre-Approval Letter. 15% 4.) Work with qualified, and professional Realtor. (We can recommend people) 20% 5.) Find a home that you desire, and make an offer with the guidance of your realtor. 25% 6.) Take a copy of your check…
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6 Ways I Can Help You Sell More Houses

6 Ways I Can Help You Sell More Houses Can a loan originator help a Realtor sell? Realtors and home loan experts may work in the same industry, but they’re anything but competition. In fact, because of the distinct assets that both roles bring, loan originators and real estate agents often work better together. At…
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