Interest Rates Continue to Fall as Buyers Flock to the Improving Real Estate Market In case you missed it, the Federal Reserve Board announced last week that they would be infusing $40,000,000,000 (billion) more into mortgage backed securities on a MONTHLY basis. The immediate effect on rates was dramatic and there is potential for more […]
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Mortgage rates abruptly dropped last week after the Fed unveiled a third round of large-scale asset purchases known as quantitative easing or QE3. Although the dollar amounts announced today are smaller than QE1 and QE2, the Fed deviated from past easing announcements and opted for open-ended buying this time. Not only that, but the buying […]
Banks Tighten Standards For Real Estate Loans The preliminary results of C.A.R.’s June 2012 Broker Confidence Survey indicate that bank lending standards have not eased recently. When asked how underwriting standards in May compared to the prior six months, the majority of brokers indicated that access to credit was harder for clients (39 percent) or unchanged (44 percent); only 17 percent […]
Banks Tighten Standards For Real Estate Loans The preliminary results of C.A.R.’s June 2012 Broker Confidence Survey indicate that bank lending standards have not eased recently. When asked how underwriting standards in May compared to the prior six months, the majority of brokers indicated that access to credit was harder for clients (39 percent) or unchanged (44 percent); only 17 percent […]
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U.S. Agency will now Help Protect Your Credit Large credit reporting agencies are now going to have to play within the rules. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will begin this fall to supervise the 30 largest credit reporting companies, including Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. What this means to you? Credit reporting agencies will have to report accurate information […]
Mortage Rates July 24th 2012 Mortgage Rates are on an undisputed tear, moving more today than any day in the past 3 weeks of progressive movement into new all-time lows. The week began much like the previous week ended, with concerns over the European financial system pulling all manner of ‘safe-haven’ bond yields lower, among […]