The lack of vaccine doses and evidence for its efficacy has caused the mortgage rates this week to stagnate while the economy yet again attempts to determine the magnitude of the effect COVID-19 will have on the housing market. As a direct consequence, mortgage rates have not changed much from their slight rise last week.

Todays mortgage myths… Pre-qualification vs Pre-approval Though the terms may look and sound similar. Some people use the terms interchangeably, but there are some differences that every homebuyer should understand. By answering several questions about your current financial situation, you can get pre-qualified which is based on consumer-submitted data. This means that your current financial

The Consumer Protection Act was signed into law after the housing crisis. This mortgage reform created minimum standards for mortgages, such as; loans may not contain negative amortization, prepayment penalties, interest only, balloon payment features, a term exceeding 30 years, and the debt to income ratio may not exceed 43%. Many self-employed borrowers who have

Even though the pandemic is hopefully beginning to slow down, fewer homeowners have returned to making regular mortgage payments. As a result, mortgage rates have risen and returned to the higher levels we’ve seen in months. Because the changing of mortgage rates are becoming more and more difficult to predict, it’s becoming increasingly harder to

As predicted, with the rollout of the COVID vaccine mortgage rates have rebounded the to their highest level in two months. Rates are currently at 2.79%, compared to the 2.65% a week ago. Now is the time to act if you have been waiting on the sidelines waiting to refinance your current loan. It’s not