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23 November 2009
Last week in Review:11/23/09
The media's recent analysis of the economy has run the gamut of late, some optimism, some pessimism...but also some confusion as they attempt to decipher recent economic reports, particularly relating to the job market. Let's look at a few of Read More...
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18 November 2009
Fed Scaling Back Bond Buys..this affects Interest Rates!
Last week (11/13) the Federal Reserve stepped in with more buying of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), helping Bond prices recover from news of a weak Treasury Auction. Overall, home loan rates bounced around last week and ended the week very slightly Read More...
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03 October 2009
Rates slightly lower
Mortgage rates started off the week slightly lower and followed the trend down all week long as stocks fell due to a mix of profit taking and worse-than-expected economic data. This data included lower-than-expected housing numbers and a weak manufacturing Read More...
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18 September 2009
10-year note fell to as low as 3.36%
INTEREST RATE UPDATE Current Trend Direction: Moving Sideways Risks Favor: Locking on the Dips Mortgage rates are lower this week as the yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell to as low as 3.36%, despite the continued rise in stocks. This week brought Read More...
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31 July 2009
Lender Questions-My Interview with Dean Wong at First Capital Mortgage
It is with great pleasure to post my Interview with one of my favorite Lenders Dean Wong at First Capital Mortgage. (His contact is at the end of my post). Tom: Hello Dean. How are you doing? Dean: Great Tom Tom: 1).I have heard that there are some changes Read More...
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27 June 2009
Rates edge up June 24,2009
The benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage edged up 4 basis points, to 5.8 percent , according to a national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percentage point. The mortgages in this week's survey had an average total of Read More...
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15 June 2009
:June 15, 2009::Forecast for the Week
Tuesday and Wednesday should also bring us a clearer picture of where things stand on the inflation front. Tuesday brings the wholesale price inflation measuring Producer Price Index (PPI) Report, while Wednesday delivers the inflation news on the retail Read More...
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08 June 2009
Forecast for the week June 08,2009
In terms of economic reports, Thursday will be the big day this coming week. We'll learn more about the health of the retail sector via the Retail Sales Report for May . April's Retail Sales Report was worse than expected and marked the eighth Read More...
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08 January 2009
Rates Fall to Record Low of 5.01%
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.01 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending Jan. 8, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.10 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey Read More...
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15 December 2008
Fed to Cut the Fed Funds Rate
This week, look for the Fed to cut the Fed Funds rate (the rate for overnight loans between banks) by a half point, to 0.50 percent. While a cut by the Fed often causes home loan rates to rise (because a Fed cut can lead to inflation, which is the arch Read More...
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15 October 2008
Multi-Family Financing Available and Reasonable
Permanent Financing Availability, Cost Remains Reasonable. The MULTI-FAMILY SECTOR is relatively isolated from Wall Street. But REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) are being impacted. Their dividend yield rate is falling, which is making it difficult Read More...
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15 October 2008
Fed Cuts Rate by .50==Multi-Family Financing Still Unknown
Fed Cuts Rate by 50 Basis Points, Impact on Multi-Family Financing Still Unknown The Federal Reserve today ordered an emergency interest rate cut of half a percentage point , knocking the key rate down to 1.5 percent. The Fed fund rate is the interest Read More...
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06 October 2008
Bail out--TO PASS OR NOT TO PASS?
That was indeed the question of the week...and the final answer came on Friday, as the House of Representatives followed the Senate's lead and passed the $700 Billion rescue plan. The week began with the House initially voting against the plan on Read More...
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27 September 2008
Todays Rates
Today's Suggested Purchase Contract Rates for a 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage $417,000, Down Payment 3%, Interest Rate 6.250%, Points 1 $417,000, Down Payment 10%, Interest Rate 5.875%, Points 1 $417,000, Down Payment 20%, Interest Rate 5.875%, Points Read More...
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11 April 2008
Buyers and Renters - The Cost of Waiting
First up: The loss of tax deductions . In most cases, people who lack a mortgage pay more federal and state income taxes than those who qualify for a mortgage deduction. A Mortgage Calculator illustrates this point: Assume that a buyer is currently paying Read More...
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