The Federal Open Market Committee announced on Wednesday of this week to leave the Federal Funds Rate unchanged within its target range of .25%. The Fed maintained an outlook for the US economy that since last month economic growth remains slow, unemployment rates remain elevated, and the housing sector remains depressed. Obviously, this is not…
Mortgage rates and the financial markets move all day long. On any given day you can expect that mortgage rates have the ability to change several times. It is because of this when you are shopping for a home loan, you should compare a few different lenders looking at a combination of rates and costs.…
Everyone knows our economy right now is unstable. The big question on everybody’s mind is can mortgage rates get any lower? My answer is no. I don’t see how interest rates can get any lower because of the simple fact that banks are not making money right now and they have not been making money…
Here’s a mortgage tip: if you are looking for the best interest rate on a Jumbo Loan consider a 5, 7, or 10 year product. The availability of Jumbo Loans in Sonoma County through a Fannie/Freddie Lender have nearly evaporated since 2007. However in the last several months, Jumbo have re-emerged as an available product…
The Debt Ceiling has resulted in low mortgage rates, get a rate quote today. For the last few weeks the Debt Ceiling news has rattled the financial markets causing the stock market to sell off. This ebb and flow of money has caused that money to flow into the bond market driving yields on bonds…
The best mortgage rates are back, lock in that great rate now! For the last few weeks, mortgage rates have been quite favorable. 30 year mortgages are now pricing under 4.5% for primary residences. This has been due to the fact the Federal Reserve is buying treasury bonds and will continue to do so only…
If you are looking for a Sonoma County Mortgage, get a mortgage rate quote. Mortgage Interest Rates move on a daily basis causing interest rates to change sometimes by the hour. Daily macro economic events influence the buying and selling of bonds which stimulates the movement of money and subsequently, interest rate movement. Get A…
Since the death of Bin Laden, current mortgage rates for Santa Rosa remain under 4.75%! For the last two weeks we have had a rally in current mortgage rates and you can now lock in the best mortgage since middle of 2010. Consumers are feeling stronger about the economy by pouring their money into the…