With Fat Tuesday and the big New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration right around the corner, I thought this was a great article/slideshow from Bloomberg to share with you.
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Mortgage Rates Don’t Budge, Stay at Record Lows
This is going to be the ultimate test of my creative writing skills. How do I convey the exact same information for a third week in a row, seeing that mortgage rates plateaued at all-time record lows again according to the Weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac?
The Benefits of a Cash-In Refinance
So, we’ve been hearing a lot about “cash-in” refinances lately, and because of the lack of understanding surrounding this topic, I have been COMPELLED to talk about the benefits of this option. Not quite like my obsession with Twix bars, but close.
30-Year Fixed Rates Stay at Record Lows
My buddy and I made some bets this morning as to which direction we thought 30-year fixed mortgage rates would go. He said they were going to inch up a little bit, and I thought they were going to drop marginally. It turns out that we were both wrong.
Saving Money on Your Mortgage
You’ve heard that refinancing and shortening your loan term can save you thousands of dollars in the long-run. But, did you know that there are other ways to save money on your mortgage? Appealing your tax assessment (assuming your home’s value has gone down), recasting your mortgage and asking your lender to remove PMI and MIP are a few other ways you can also reduce your monthly mortgage payment.
Mortgage Rates Drop to Record Lows
It was sort of like mortgage rates felt bad for randomly increasing out there and decided to right the ship and head south again to hit record lows. Not “near record lows” or “close to record lows;” these are the lowest rates ever.
Mortgage Rates Increase, Still Unbelievably Low
It was bound to happen eventually, right? It was practically impossible to have mortgage rates set new record lows week after week, so I suppose today shouldn’t come as much of a shock to many.
The Quicken Loans Deposit – Watch-It Wednesday
Deposits are required all over the place. You have to place a deposit on a house, a car, and even a college application. Here’s what the Quicken Loans deposit will do for you.
State of the Union Addresses Housing
Unless you live under a rock or have zero connection to the social media world, both of which could be very likely scenarios, you probably have heard by now that President Barack Obama took the stage yesterday for the State of the Union address. I have conveniently simplified the portions of his address that reference the housing market or mortgages.
United States Has ‘Most Affordable’ Housing Market According to International Survey
The United States ranked in the top spot on the eighth Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, which measures the affordability of homes in 325 markets in the U.S., Australia, Britain, Canada, China (Hong Kong), Ireland, and New Zealand.
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