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Inflation Rising Hi Friends, December 2021 saw mortgage rates continue to be pressured higher due to persistent inflation in the markets. The annual inflation rate increased over 6% in November 2021, which is three times the Federal Reserve’s desired

Pandemic Measures Continue For Now Hi Friends, Mortgage interest rates continue to be close to historically low levels, helped by the continuing easing measures the Federal Reserve implemented at the beginning of the pandemic. These measures included reducing the

Yes, Rates Are Near the All-Time Low Mortgage interest rates continue to be near the all-time low levels we have been experiencing since June of this year. In today’s edition of m,y blog newsletter, I am sharing new and

Rates at 30 Year Low This week, mortgage rates for conforming, single-unit, residential properties have come back down to the lowest levels in three decades, with some borrowers being able to lock and close 30-year fixed-rate loans at 3%

Hi Friends, This is a CRAZY time for everyone and for many reasons, but also especially in the mortgage industry. We're experiencing crazy time mortgage rate lows. I have had over 100 new loan requests in the last two

Here's my monthly update on the outlook for current rates in general, but first — news about loans for self-employed home buyers. Skip to Current Rates here. Loans for Self-Employed Stated Income Loans More new mortgage products have been

Fed Cuts Rate and Refinancing Goes Nuts! The Federal Reserve cut their target interest rate, the Fed Funds, by .25% at the conclusion of their two-day Open Market Committee Meeting on September 19th. This rate cut was anticipated by

Hello Friends, here's my market rates email list update for August 2019. Federal Reserve Rate Cut The Federal Reserve did cut their target rate .25% yesterday, July 31st, as anticipated. They also ended their balance sheet reduction plan two

December Stock Market Corrections The corrections in the stock market to end 2018 rolled into the beginning of 2019. This helped push money into the bond market, which resulted in lower mortgage interest rates to start in 2019. The

Rocky December 2018 We ended 2018 with lots of volatility in the stock market which did help improve mortgage interest rates to end the year. Despite the Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate hike of .25% on December 19th 2018, mortgage

Hello, friends. We are in a new higher interest rate environment and are heading even higher going into 2019 and 2020. I'll explain what's happening behind the scenes and what you can expect to unfold in the next year or