When mortgage rates were forced artificially low during the COVID period, I had to have serious conversations with clients on if they should pull extra cash out with a refinance if they’ll have an economic need for that money in the future. This was because they weren’t going to be awarded that low ... » Learn More about Weighing the Options: Is Paying More on Your Mortgage Right for You?
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2 Positives For Refinances-Elimination of .5 pt Tax and Rates Drop
As I conveyed in a previous blog in June, the FHFA was being pushed by mortgage trade groups to eliminate an "Adverse Market Fee" on .5 point on conforming refinances. This was a hidden tax on the consumer that increased the cost of a refinance $2500 in additional costs to a $500,000 loan, or around ... » Learn More about 2 Positives For Refinances-Elimination of .5 pt Tax and Rates Drop
Video Giving Information on the How the Private Lending Industry is Being Affected Amist COVID-19
William Tessar, President of CIVIC on Private Lending industry amidst COVID from CIVIC Financial Services on Vimeo. This is a good explaination of how the backend of the mortgage industry, especially the non-QM and private lending space is affected by, and dealing with the economic issues created ... » Learn More about Video Giving Information on the How the Private Lending Industry is Being Affected Amist COVID-19
Very Few Foreclosures in the System
A client the other day asked "how about a deal on foreclosures?". The quantity of foreclosures, or distress sales in the system are at historic lows. Back during the recession 10 years ago, foreclosures and short sales were a combined 70% of the real estate sales transactions. Now they're only a ... » Learn More about Very Few Foreclosures in the System
Refi Alert! Rates Have Crashed!
Mortgage rates have dropped substantially over the past few days. The middle of September the story was "how soon will the Fed increase rates?", and the 10 yr note was 2.6%. Now it's "geopolitical issues, how weak is the European economy, and Ebola". The 10 yr note is below 2.0%. If you have an ... » Learn More about Refi Alert! Rates Have Crashed!