As the economy slowly recovers after the coronavirus shutdowns, the real estate and mortgage markets have rebounded rapidly. Home buyers are eager to move during this condensed summer market, especially since it’s hard to say if we’ll experience more shutdowns this year as the virus numbers continue to rise again Continue Reading →
An interesting thing has been happening in the real estate market amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Home prices are actually continuing to go up while most other economic indicators have been dropping fast. What makes this recession different than what we experienced in 2008? When the economy collapsed in 2008, the Continue Reading →
With the impact that COVID-19 has had on the nation’s economy and its financial markets, the mortgage brokers are dealing with significant challenges now. We’ve seen record lows at times, but also more wild rate fluctuations that are very unpredictable. Even when mortgage rates have been very low recently, getting Continue Reading →
Many of the country’s top lenders and financial associations have been pressuring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). They have been asking to eliminate the strict debt-to-income (DTI) ratio requirement that is currently part of the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage (QM) rule. What Are the Current DTI Requirements? Mortgage loan Continue Reading →
If you remember your history lessons, you may remember hearing about the Black Death plague that devastated Europe in the 14th century. We know about how much it affected the world’s population, but most people never thought about this period in history in terms of mortgage rates—at least not until now. Continue Reading →
