The Five Most Ill-Advised Things to do Prior to Buying a Home
There are many things that people do blindly, when they’ve found that they are extremely interested in purchasing real estate in Carlsbad. Just because you are preapproved for a mortgage and/or under contract, it doesn’t mean that it is in stone that you will receive a loan for your prospective dream house. More hoops will have to be jumped through …
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Qualified Mortgages to Affect 2014’s Real Estate Market
The Consumer Protection ACT and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform were administered into a law in 2010 to avoid a return of the housing and financial crisis in 2008, the numbers from that time period wasn’t as significant since the financial system of the Great Depression. Qualified Mortgage (QM) will start this month, which are new rules initiated in the …
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The Forecast of 2014’s Interest Rates
We’ve reached the New Year. The rates in mortgage keep on increasing, however money market interest rates and certificates of deposit are not according to an article in the San Diego Union-Times. Mortgage rates rose to as high as a full percentage point while savings accounts paid out a mere 0.1 percent in interest. This was a pattern that …
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Still an Ideal Time to Buy Despite Rate Increases
Though mortgage rates have increased, a professional loan agent in San Diego County explains why now is still an ideal time to buy.
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Mortgage Rates Near Record Lows Despite Rise
Mortgage rates around the nation and on homes for sale in Encinitas see highest numbers since 2012, but still near record lows.
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May 2013 Real Estate News from an Encinitas Realtor
April and May have shown increases in mortgage rates, list price, and inventory continuing the recovery of the housing market.
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Mortgage Rates Up, Pending Homes Slip
The latest real estate findings have shown that pending homes for sale in Encinitas and around the nation have fallen, while mortgage rates are beginning to rise.
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Information on Inflation and Interest Rates
Get the information you need on how inflation affects interest rates on home loans from Encinitas real estate expert Linda Moore.
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