Fed leaves interest rates unchanged
The Federal Reserve concluded a two day meeting by announcing that they were keeping interest rates unchanged. While it was widely expected that the Fed would not raise rates, the markets were more...
View ArticleWeekly Mortgage Outlook for June 6, 2011
There are very few notable economic events taking place this week on the Economic Calendar that might affect rates this week. Fortunately, it looks like rates will continue to sustain their current...
View ArticleMortgage Outlook for the Week of June 27, 2011
We start the week off in a positive direction for mortgage rates stemming from multiple positive economic events last week. The first event was good news regarding Greece’s debt issues as the country...
View ArticleApril Denver home prices up from March S&P/Case Chiller reports
For the first time since June 2010, April home prices in Denver rose from the previous month (March) according to today’s release of the S&P/Case Shiller Home Prices Index. Denver ranked fifth...
View ArticleQualifying for a Better Mortgage Interest Rate
You may not know it, but the interest rate you’ll pay for your home loan depends on a number of different factors. Changing any one of these factors can help not only make you a better candidate for a...
View ArticleRecord Low Mortgage Rates Moving Up For Good?
Mortgage rates have continued to slowly trend upwards this week from the record lows of last week. This means that there is still a great opportunity to lock in these near record low rates before they...
View ArticleMortgage Outlook for the Week of October 10th, 2011
While the bond / stock markets are closed today in observance of Columbus Day today (re-opening tomorrow), this week will bring three economic reports that are of interest to the mortgage market along...
View ArticleRemaining in Control While Selling Your Home
When selling your home, there are many things that can cause stress that are out of your control. As a seller, you cannot control the market, the number of offers placed on your home, or how many other...
View ArticleCommon Mistakes Made By Home Sellers
There are a number of pitfalls that sellers fall into when they are putting their homes on the market. Going into the process with the wrong attitude can mean that your house sits on the market for...
View ArticleMortgage Outlook for the Week of December 5, 2011
This week starts off with a couple pieces of economic data relating to factory orders and manufacturing that are going to be released this morning. The rest of the week is rather light on economic data...
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