Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were near record lows this week as instability in financial markets overseas had investors seeking safety in bonds and mortgage-backed securities, Freddie Mac said in releasing the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Rates were headed back up today, however, as renewed confidence in markets had investors moving funds back into riskier investments. Freddie
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Sherwood OR, 97140 | Residential Real Estate Market Update for March 2010 ACTIVE: Currently there are 201 residential homes active on the market in Sherwood. Of those, 59 we listed for sale in Sherwood in the month of March. The low of those March listings is $204K with a high of $1.1M Start Viewing ALL Sherwood and PDX Homes by ALL Companies
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The Los Angeles Times reported a shift in the higher end housing criteria. Seeing reports that the jumbo mortgage market is starting to thaw is great news for the mid to upper price ranges. Read more here With rates seeing a decline and lenders more willing to top the limits offered by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and the FHA, it may be time to get
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We’re continuing to see a trend here in the NW as we make a majority of the top market lists from one thing to the other by Forbes, CNN Money Magazine, Family Circle Magazine and many others. And, when it comes to the best places borrowers are willing to dish out the cash, some places are simply better than others – and you guessed it,
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With only 55 days left to take advantage of the tax credits, here’s something very important to think about… If interest rates increase by one-half point from the current rate, as has been predicted by many economists, a buyer with a loan amount of $200,000 will lose approximately $11,000 in purchasing power. Furthermore, if a buyer does not act prior to
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