Mortgage rates got a little better once again this Friday as shown below. However, early Friday morning the markets pointed out what a whacky world we're in right now. Absolutely horrible economic news resulted in the stock market going up and the bo... Read Full Story
Mortgage rates have gone up a tick, as noted below. This is due to some of the inflation fears that are starting to brew, which in turn pulls the bond market down, and raises interest rates. The inflation fear comes from the stimulus packages, and wh... Read Full Story
I have added a link to the CNN article regarding the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit that was announced on Wednesday, just in case you hadn't seen it. It definitely is a step up from the plan that took effect last July. It's actua... Read Full Story
Mortgage rates have moved up a bit, but are still phenomenal, (see below). If you've been watching the markets at all, or listening with one ear at the national news, you know that the stock market has been in the same up 200, down 200 that we'... Read Full Story
After months of talking about dollar amounts with a capital B behind them, I think we're all getting a little tired. The call today was to “Fix the banks first”. I have no clue how to do that, but it appears that I'm not alone... Read Full Story
Rates have been down pretty much all week. The rates shown below are lower than last Friday's. So all is good there.
Generally, when we have an employment report like the one that came out this morning, (terrible), we see mortgage rates... Read Full Story
It's that time of year to look at Eugene and Lane County, Oregon real estate sales statistics for 2008. These statistics gathered from RMLS include all Lane County except Florence Oregon real estate sales statistics because Florence has such differen... Read Full Story
Welcome to 2009! The stock market had a sizable rally today in a wave of optimism, which sent investors out of the bond market, and likewise pushed mortgage rates up. Next week brings several important economic reports including the emplo... Read Full Story
Lets take a look at home sales in the Florence Oregon area for the year 2008. The first section is only properties that were listed as residential homes that sold. I will break this down by the areas our MLS uses so when searching for Florence Oregon... Read Full Story
Guest authored by Fred Chamberlin, Senior Mortgage Consultant, Alpine Mortgage Planning, Eugene, 541-342-7576.
Warning – Read the following at your own risk, mortgage origination secrets are about to be revealed. Mortgage rates, how do you fi... Read Full Story
