MORTGAGE WATCH

Mortgage Rates on Friday improved,  with MBS bouncing off their weekly lows as COVID vaccinations come to market and as Federal Reserve remains committed to the…

MORTGAGE WATCH

New HIGHER Conventional Loan Limits effective NOW!The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the baseline conforming loan limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgages in 2021 will…

MORTGAGE WATCH

Mortgage Rates have been under some selling pressure (meaning rate/pricing rising) ever since election results, positive news on COVID vaccine from Pfizer, and the 60 Minutes…

Orange County Housing Report

AppreciationWith strong demand and an incredibly low inventory, the market will continue to lean heavily in favor of sellers, resulting in home values rising.One of…

Mortgage Watch

MOST MORTGAGE RATE HEADLINES ARE WRONG TODAY!There are quite a few more new stories than normal about mortgage rates in the news.  Most of them are wrong. …

Orange County Housing Report

Interest Rates | Lock It In!The current 30-year mortgage rate is at 2.7%, a 14th record low since MarchBlack Friday, Cyber Monday, Amazon Prime Day…

MORTGAGE WATCH

Mortgage Rates are fantastic! This week we have seen a nice rally in Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) pricing, and remember as bond prices rise, yields drop.…

Orange County Housing Report

THE HOLIDAY MARKETFrom now through the end of the year, the active inventory typically drops about 27% and demand drops by 31%.Daylight saving time just…

MORTGAGE WATCH

Stocks got hit hard last week as a follow through to sell off. They may see a bounce here due to technical and machine buying…

OC Housing Report | The Rest Of 2020

Housing TrendsWith A Low Supply And Strong Demand, The Market Has Not Been This Hot Since 2013.It was sudden. It was unnerving. Nobody had seen…