The Mortgage Files

Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.

How to handle this mortgage rate environment

By Scott Sheldon / April 7, 2021

With the new administration we have, the extra stimulus the federal government is working its way through the markets, inflation, or fears of inflation is definitely upon us and as result, an unstable mortgage rate environment is upon us… The reality of it is no mortgage loan officer no matter how good they are has…

How do you know when you are buying too much house

By Scott Sheldon / March 31, 2021

One of the strongest builders of wealth in America real state. People can buy a house and literally turned their lives around for the better and over the course of time become extremely wealthy as a result of owning real estate. If you’re going to go broke after you make your mortgage payment each month…

Be careful going into forbearance

By Scott Sheldon / March 25, 2021

Well, times are definitely changing and one of the biggest challenges to buying a new home or refinancing a mortgage is forbearance. The federal government has allowed borrowers to do mortgage payment deferrals, but that comes at a cost. If you have forbearance on your mortgage right now or if you’re thinking about going into…

Here’s what you need to understand about today’s mortgage rate environment

By Scott Sheldon / March 19, 2021

Interest rates are presently unstable. As a result of this instability brought on by some of the global and national events, we are in a very unique situation where rates literally from one day to another multiple times per day. The market for hunting for terms and price above all else was in 2020.  Here’s…

The 3 different types of home buyers

By Scott Sheldon / March 12, 2021

In today’s market to be successful in getting mortgage financing you need to be realistic about what you can afford what you can expand and what your financial situation will support. Hear 3 different ways to look at buying a home so you can figure out where you are in the bigger picture of things…

Can you get a mortgage for a manufactured home?

By Scott Sheldon / March 4, 2021

One of the types of homes people tend to look at in a high-cost market is manufactured homes. If you’re in the market for buying a house or even refinancing a house that you already home here are all you need to know about manufactured homes… Manufactured homes are built in a factory and shipped…

How to navigate rising mortgage rates

By Scott Sheldon / February 26, 2021

We’ve been spoiled by ultra-low mortgage rates for the last several months. We saw 30-year mortgage rates go down into the mid two’s on conventional and government loans. These interest rates were brought on by the pandemic, the job market uncertainty, and the broader United States being in a holding pattern about what’s going to…

How to be a successful home buyer in 2021

By Scott Sheldon / February 22, 2021

If you want to be a successful home buyer, here are the following things you need to be aware of if you want to buy a house in 2021… It goes without saying interest rates are at extremely low levels. Those low-interest rates are fueling demand for housing. So let’s say you’re pre-approved and you’re out…