Mortgage Watch | October 21, 2019
Dipping interest rates help single family home permits surge ahead of predictionsIt’s a numbers game, but it’s one everyone in the real estate and the…
Author: Tim Morissette
Mortgage Watch | September 30, 2019
First-time homebuyers often feel unprepared for ownershipFor some it seems like a no-brainer. Renting a home feels like throwing money away, offering no sense of…
Mortgage Watch | September 23, 2019
Timely payments and a surge in refinances mean lower foreclosuresMortgage “performance.” Sounds like a fun financial song and dance, right? If you recall the days…
Mortgage Watch | September 9, 2019
Low rates may spur further home price growth as we move into 2020If you’ve been waiting around to buy a home thinking prices would start…
OC Housing Report | It is what it is
Many buyers and sellers are holding out for a major shift inthe market favoring their point of view, but housing is notchanging anytime soon.Status Quo:…
Mortgage Watch | October 7
Borrowers jump on board the refinance bandwagon as rates dropWhen mortgage rates plummet to historically low levels, you have to expect a reaction from the…
OC Housing Report | Lethargic Luxury
Higher priced homes are so much harder to sell compared to The rest of the housing market.Luxury is Slow: With an Expected Market Time for…
Mortgage Watch | September 16, 2019
Real estate still rules as safest long-term retirement investment in new surveyWhen 2,000 Americans are asked their opinion about investing and a large chunk of…
Mortgage Watch | August 26, 2019
Existing Home Sales Continue to ImpressWhat is normally considered the “selling season” has gotten a retroactive boost in recent days. The National Association of Realtors’…
Mortgage Watch | August 19 2019
Homebuilders see more short term profit in building single-family rental communitiesIf you can’t buy, rent? That’s the stigma renters used to tolerate, but no longer.…