Mortgage Rates Improve after yesterdays January 2013 FOMC Statement
Reposted from http://themortgagereports.com by Dan Green This week’s FOMC meeting has adjourned with no change to key short-term interest rates or the Fed’s bond buying program. The lack of a change to interest rates was widely expected, but there was a lot of debate about the Fed maintaining their current stimulus programs. The news of [...]
What Will Happen with Massachusetts Mortgage Rates this Week? 1/28th
Inquire within for current Mortgage Rates or Guidelines bc@SmarterBorrowing.com 617.771.5021 Overall, it is difficult to say exactly which day will probably have the most movement in mortgage rates, but Wednesday and Friday are certainly the best candidates. Wednesday has the GDP and FOMC meeting while Friday’s agenda includes two highly important releases in the Employment [...]
Experts Predict Path of Mortgage Rates in 2013
Reposted from Bankrate.com | Published January 11, 2013 Expect mortgage rates to be higher at the end of 2013 than at the beginning of the year. That’s the consensus among mortgage experts whose opinions were solicited at the end of 2012 by Bankrate.com. Here is what mortgage lenders, economists and Bankrate’s journalists had to say [...]
What Will Happen with Massachusetts Mortgage Rates this Week? 1/14th
Inquire within for current Mortgage Rates or Guidelines bc@SmarterBorrowing.com 617.771.5021 Overall, Tuesday or Wednesday will probably be the most active day for mortgage rates with some key economic data being posted both days. The least active day will probably be tomorrow, but Thursday also has little to be too concerned with. But the stock markets [...]
What Will Happen with Massachusetts Mortgage Rates this Week? 1/7th
Inquire within for current Mortgage Rates or Guidelines bc@SmarterBorrowing.com 617.771.5021 Overall, it would be easy to say this will be a calm week for the mortgage markets due to the lack of important or highly influential events scheduled. I would not be surprised to see stocks move lower for the week, helping to push funds [...]
Ten Tips About Mortgages and Refinancing in 2013
Reposted from Bankrate.com / by Polyana da Costa /Published January 03, 2013 If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the best time to refinance or get a mortgage to buy a home, think of 2013 as your last chance to act.With good credit, persistence and some shopping skills, you can still snag phenomenal deals [...]
To Givers of Down Payments
Reposted from the New York Times By LISA PREVOST HOME buyers trying to scrape together enough money to cover the typical 20 percent down payment frequently look to relatives for help. In a National Association of Realtors survey of people who bought homes from July 2011 to June 2012, about a quarter of first-time buyers [...]
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