If you have ever checked out the current status of mortgage interest rates, you may have seen the average points listed next to the rates. What are these mortgage points and how do they affect your interest rate? Points Defined Mortgage points, o
Feb 06, 2019 | Home Buying or Selling Conventional Loans VA Loans FHA Loans Mortgage Basics Interest Rates
The pace of U.S. home price appreciation continued to slow in December, according to data from CoreLogic, with prices rising 4.7% compared with the year before and just 0.1% from November. Home price growth slackened significantly in the second half of 20
Feb 06, 2019 | Mortgage News
According to Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of “How to Raise an Adult,” having your child do chores is one of the best ways to help them succeed in life. When they understand that their contributions are a major factor in the happiness and
Feb 05, 2019 | Lifestyle
The Fed met this past week. As expected, they didn't hike rates and the Fed Statement was very "dovish," suggesting that rate hikes will be off the table for most, if not all, of 2019. The Fed looked to "muted inflation" and slowi
Feb 01, 2019 | Mortgage News
The partial government shutdown ended last Friday so the delay of sales of newly built homes for November was reported today with a big number. November New Homes Sales jumped 17% from October to an annual rate of 657,000 units, well above the 555,000 exp
Jan 31, 2019 | Mortgage News
Mortgage rates fluctuate from week to week and they can make huge swings from decade to decade. In the early 1980s, for example, mortgage rates were as high as 18% while roughly 30 years later they are less than a third of that rate. What causes Utah inte
Jan 30, 2019 | Mortgage Basics Interest Rates
