First Time Home Buyers

2012-12-01

We’ve had a few weeks to digest Obama’s reelection and the impact on mortgage rates.   We immediately saw a stock market correction...

2012-10-27

We are creeping up on an election.  In advance of elections, fiscal cliffs, or uncertainty abroad, mortgage rates tend to be exposed to more volatility...

2012-09-30

This is one of our favorite comparisons of the new era. In September of 2007, mortgage rates were decent and the 30 Year was hovering around 6.38%. ...

2012-08-31

Ok, “skyrocket” isn’t very fair.   It has just been an amazing year with mortgage rates hovering in a long-term pattern that was...

2012-07-27

Our most recent mortgage comparison pits two familiar foes, the common 30 Year Fixed vs. 15 Year Fixed comparison, in an entirely new grudge match.&nbsp...

2012-06-15

Well, for now, crisis has been averted.  Greek elections say the pro-bailout New Democracy party win and that staves off a subsequent post detailing...

2012-06-01

Just a quick look at May 2012 mortgage rates.  In brief summary…another month, another record. May saw the 30 Year open near 3.88% and trend...

2012-05-01

From December of 2010 to present, we have seen a fairly odd occurence in mortgage rates.  Namely, the spread, or difference, between a 30 Year Fixed...

2012-03-31

Wow.  What a difference a few years can make for first time home buyers.  Just roll back the clock five years.  The S&P was hovering...

2012-02-03

This combination of absurdly low mortgage rates and significantly reduced home prices has created a comparison in first time home buyer mortgages that...