by Jacob Lilley | Mar 29, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
Since February 28th, the average mortgage rate quote for the average lender dropped by roughly half a percentage point. That makes March 2019 the best month for rates since the Fed first announced quantitative easing (the bond buying program that targeted mortgage... by Jacob Lilley | Mar 23, 2019 | Blog, Home Buying, Home Selling, Mortgage Rates
The future is always uncertain when it comes to financial markets and interest rate movement, but there are times where a certain series of events seems more likely. For most of 2019, mid-March looked to be one of those times. The year began with a sharp move... by Jacob Lilley | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog
Mortgage rates dropped to new long term lows this week with the average lender at the best levels since January 2018. For the most part, we haven’t seen much volatility this year, but that could change soon. The absence of volatility is a factor of uncertainty,... by Jacob Lilley | Mar 8, 2019 | Blog, Mortgage Rates
Things were starting to look pretty scary for housing up until a few weeks ago. There was a chance that some of the weakness was temporary. Last week’s strong Pending Home Sales report provided some hope, but we didn’t have any other big housing reports to... by Jacob Lilley | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog, Home Selling
Two weeks ago, the newsletter discussed why 2019 could actually be great for the housing market, despite downbeat reports and the likelihood of one more month of weakness for Existing Home Sales. That weakness showed up last week, but with it came a comment from the...
