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Preparing to Buy a Home
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
November 15th, 2009 7:58 pm
Tagged with: arms, austin mls, austin real estate, homes, lending, loans, mortgage rate trends, real estate, realtor
Are you preparing to buy a home for the first time? Or have you closed on a number of homes in the past and are preparing to buy your next home? Regardless, you'll want to keep in mind the steps nec... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
November 15th, 2009 7:25 pm
Tagged with: austin real estate, historical mortgage rates, homes, interest rates, lending, loans, mortgage rate widget, mortgage rates, real estate
While the expectation has been that mortgage rates would start to rise they have fallen for the last 2 weeks. This week the 30 year rate fell from 4.98 to 4.91 (last week it fell from 5.03 to 4.98).... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Fall Back Below 5.00
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
November 5th, 2009 8:36 pm
Tagged with: austin tx real estate, homes, interest rates, lending, mortgage rate trends, mortgage rates, mortgage widgets, real estate
After rising steadily for the last 3 weeks mortgage rates fell back down this week. The 30 year rate fell from 5.03 to 4.98. The 15 year rate fell from 4.46 to 4.40. The 5 and 1 year arm fell from... [Read More]
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Traditional Home Loan or ARM?
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
November 1st, 2009 8:57 pm
Tagged with: 30 year fixed, arm, austin real estate, homes, lending, loans, mortgage, mortgage calculator widget, mortgage payment, real estate
If you're obtaining a mortgage and contemplating whether to get a traditional home loan or adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), there are definitely some things you'll want to consider. Before deciding... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
October 7th, 2009 10:39 am
Tagged with: austin home search, banking, economy, government, lending, mortgage interest rates, mortgage rate trends, mortgage rates, mortgage widgets
Mortgage Rates Fell yet again this week. The 30 year fell from 5.04 to 4.94. This marks the 5th week in a row where mortgage rates have either fallen or held steady. For the most part rates have be... [Read More]
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Credit Crunch Stalls Affordable Housing

Posted at San Diego Real Estate Market News by William Johnston
September 30th, 2009 10:58 am
Tagged with: buyers, federal, lending, lowincome, realestate, realtor, standards
The tougher lending standards being imposed on new loans by The Federal Housing Administration is negating the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Qualifying for a loan has become almost impossible for the low income buyer.
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Mortgage Rates Remain at Summer Lows
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
September 29th, 2009 9:19 pm
Tagged with: arms, austin home search, banking, historical mortgage rates, homes, lending, mortgage rates, real estate, realtor
Mortgage rates remained steady this week. The 30 year again was at 5.04 which is a low for the summer. The other mortgage products remained relatively stable this week except for the 1 year arm whic... [Read More]
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60 Days. By Dan Polimino.
Posted at Dan Polimino's Blog by Dan Polimino
September 28th, 2009 4:06 am
Tagged with: colorado, dan polimino, denver, fuller sothebys international realty, home buyer, lending, real estate, realtor, tax credit
The two most frequently asked questions I am getting these days are: 1) Is there still time left to get a home and qualify for the first time home buyer’s 8,000-dollar credit? 2) Will the government extend the first time home buyer’s tax credit?
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Four Tips for Getting a Mortgage
Posted at H2K's Arizona Real Estate Blog by Randy Eihausen & Paul Hyllested
September 26th, 2009 7:00 am
Categorized in: Buyer & Seller Tips
Tagged with: lending, lockin rate, mortgages
Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or an experienced investor, there’s no better time than the present to purchase a house.
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Mortgage Rates Continue to Drop
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
September 22nd, 2009 3:32 pm
Tagged with: austin realtor, banking, historical interest rates, lending, mortgage, mortgage interest rates, mortgage rates, mortgage widgets
Mortgage rates have now dropped for 3 weeks in a row. We are not seeing a lot of movement. 30 year rates have only dropped from 5.14 to 5.04 in the last 3 weeks. What is interesting is that rates a... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Stay Down
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
September 14th, 2009 11:21 pm
Tagged with: austin mls, austin real estate, economy, historical mortage rates, lending, loans, mortgage, mortgage rates, real estate
There were some expectations that mortgage rates would fall this week. Instead rates not only did not rise but fell slightly this week. The 30 year rate fell from 5.08 to 5.07 hitting a new low for... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
August 29th, 2009 6:00 pm
Tagged with: austin mls, economy, homes, housing market, interest rates, lending, loans, mortgage interest rates, real estate
For the most part mortgage rates held steady this week after dropping sharply last week. The 30 year rate rose slightly from 5.12 to 5.14 after dropping from 5.29 the week before. The 15 year rate r... [Read More]
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Mortgage Fraud at All-Time High
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
August 8th, 2009 5:28 pm
Tagged with: austin mls, austin real estate, federal programs, lending, mortgage fraud, mortgage rate trends, real estate
From sea to shining sea, lenders struggle with costly mortgage fraud. Although, the fraud itself is not new, a recent FBI report reveals that the numbers are mounting and the methods used by scammers... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Stay Even
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
August 8th, 2009 5:20 pm
Tagged with: austin texas real estate, economy, historical mortgage rates, homes, lending, loans, mortgage rates, realtor
The saying "No news is good news" might be applicable with the recent trend with mortgage rates. For the last 2 or 3 weeks for the most part rates have stayed pretty much unchanged. The reason why t... [Read More]
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Mortgage Rates Start to Trend Upward Again
Posted at Austin Real Estate Blog by Ki Gray
August 3rd, 2009 5:19 pm
Tagged with: 30 year fixed, austin tx real estate, current events, free mortgage calculator, lending, mortgage rates, mortgage trends, mortgage widget, real estate
Although we are not seeing too much movement it looks like mortgage rates are starting to trend upward. It's interesting to note that the stock market had its strongest July in several years. Once t... [Read More]
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