Assessing the health of the real estate market is a lot like analyzing the results of a check-up. You get good news, not-so-great news, and a whole bunch of numbers. In the end, however, the doctor gives you a summative thumbs up or thumbs down. The same could be said...
During a recent Inside Real Estate podcast interview with mortgage expert Barry Habib, he talked about why now is the time to refinance. He warned that waiting for rates to drop even further is a gamble because there is never total certainty in where the market is...
The thing we talk about most with our clients is mortgage rates. Everyone is shopping around for the very best rate, and rightfully so considering the fact that the interest rate will have a huge impact on your monthly mortgage payment. On the other hand, the biggest...
Last week we got the interesting and unusual news that the Federal Reserve did not increase its benchmark rate and suggested that rates would not increase this year. While the Fed doesn’t set mortgage rates, whatever it does has an impact on them. The Fed’s decision...
