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Thousands could miss out on mortgages due to rising energy costs – research
Source: Mortgage Introducer --- A recent study has shown that the rising cost of energy could lead to thousands of applicants missing out on mortgages due to its impact on their affordability. Data analysis by Mortgage Broker Tools (MBT) has found that while three in...
Bank statement loans: Mortgage lenders and requirements
Source: The Mortgage Reports --- Where can I find a bank statement loan? The home loan process looks a little different when you have self-employed income. Traditional home loans are an option, but some self-employed borrowers prefer bank statement loans, which...
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While inflation continues to drive Houston interest rates up, real estate agents say there may be a silver lining for buyers
Source: Click 2 Houston --- HOUSTON – Sikiru Ogunboyejo has been a real estate agent for eight years. He says he’s seen major fluctuations in interest rates during his time on the job. ”When COVID started interest rates were, I wouldn’t say at an all-time low, but...
Why Warren Buffett Doesn’t Buy Real Estate And Most Other Investors Shouldn’t Either
Source: Yahoo --- Warren Buffett’s long-term investment strategy has proven to be successful through virtually all market conditions over the past several decades – recession, high inflation and deflation. If there’s one thing that’s made Buffett one of the most...
Why You Should (and Shouldn’t) Sell Your Home in 2022
Source: Real Estate --- In the final months of 2022, the housing market isn’t the same as when the year started. In an effort to battle inflation, the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates repeatedly throughout the year, contributing to the average 30-year,...
Housing market correction? Here’s what experts think is ahead for the real estate market
Source: USA Today --- The Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes may be intended to give the housing industry a "reset," as chair Jerome Powell wanted, but it also may have further confused home buyers and sellers on what to do next. Average 30-year fixed mortgage...
Mortgage customers fear unaffordable repayments due to rate hikes
Source: Mortgage Introducer --- With another interest rate hike expected this week, a third of mortgage customers in the UK said that rising rates have made repayments unaffordable for them. Commissioned by Butterfield Mortgages, an independent survey of 2,000 UK...
America Mortgages Announces a Way to Obtain US Mortgages based on Rental Income Only
Source: EIN News --- America Mortgages, the leader in U.S. mortgage originations launched a non-QM lending program for non- SINGAPORE, September 21, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- America Mortgages, Inc., the leader in U.S. mortgage loan originations for non-resident...
Is a housing market crash on the way in 2022?
Source: AZ Big Media --- Last year was anything but normal — especially in Arizona’s residential real estate market. Median sale prices rose in Phoenix from $325,000 in January 2021 to $404,300 by October, a 24.4% increase, according to real estate website Redfin....
What buyers and sellers need to know for a real estate recession
Source: Fox 5 Atlanta --- By now, you've probably heard that the economy is not in great shape. Inflation is at a 40-year high, interest rates have doubled since early this year, and real estate prices have literally gone through the roof. But what does this all mean...
“Bank of Mom and Dad” Increasingly Turning to Reverse Mortgages for Downpayment Gifts
Source: Storeys --- The “Bank of Mom and Dad” — older homeowners who dip into their own wealth to help their Millennial-aged kids rustle up a home downpayment — has long been a presence in Canada’s housing market. In fact, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate...
85% of Homeowners with Mortgages Have a Rate Far Below Today’s Level, a Factor Prompting Many to Stay Put
Source: Business Wire --- Roughly six of every seven (85%) U.S. homeowners with mortgages have a mortgage interest rate far below today’s level of 6%, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. With rates now at...
Here Are Today’s Mortgage Rates, September 20, 2022 | Rates Remain Above 6.3% Ahead of Fed Meeting
Source: Next Advisor --- Nearly two years have gone by with record-low mortgage rates. Now, 2022 has started off with rates rising higher than pre-pandemic levels. Don’t cancel your home purchase plans just yet. Even though rates are higher than they were last year...
Quantitative Easing’s Positive Legacy for US Mortgage Holders
Source: Advisor Perspectives --- As the Federal Reserve raises rates in an effort to stifle inflation, what are the implications for US mortgage holders? Thanks to the quantitative easing (QE) programs employed by the Fed after the global financial crisis (GFC),...
Housing inventory may not rebound for some time, despite slowing market
Source: Washington Business Journals --- Inventory has been a closely-watched metric of the U.S. housing market during, and leading up to, the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Thousands could miss out on mortgages due to rising energy costs – researchSeptember 27, 2022
Bank statement loans: Mortgage lenders and requirementsSeptember 27, 2022
While inflation continues to drive Houston interest rates up, real estate agents say there may be a silver lining for buyersSeptember 27, 2022
Why Warren Buffett Doesn’t Buy Real Estate And Most Other Investors Shouldn’t EitherSeptember 27, 2022
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