by Alterna Mortgage | Jan 30, 2022 | Financing, Home Buying, Inflation, Interest rates, Refinancing, Uncategorized
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday provided the clearest hint yet that it could start raising interest rates as soon as March A .25% increase is expected. The market experts were predicting 3 rate hikes. Now they are predicting 4 hikes. This will be the beginning to the...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jan 19, 2022 | Financing, Home Buying, Housing Market
More properties became available as the spring home buying season heated up in 2021. There were also more people in the market to buy a home, creating very stiff competition and raising prices across the board. In 2021, home inventory was tightest at the lower end of...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jan 10, 2022 | Financing, Home Buying, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest rates, Real Estate, Refinancing
2021 began with the lowest interest rates on record…but they didn’t last long. By April, they had already reached the peak for 2021. And we can very likely expect rates to move even higher in the new year. The Federal Reserve has given several signals that...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jul 9, 2021 | Home Buying, Housing Market
Even though some home prices and sales are finally leveling out after months of a bullish real estate market, those looking to purchase a home aren’t in the clear just yet. Competition is relatively high given the limited housing inventory, so it is good to be...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jun 14, 2021 | Credit, Financing, Home Buying, Interest rates, Refinancing
When getting ready to buy a house (or refinance), you will go through the process of getting your credit scores. Often times the credit scores are a bit different across the major bureaus when your credit is pulled by a lender. Why does this happen? Actually, there...
by Alterna Mortgage | May 28, 2021 | Financing, Home Buying, Housing Market, Interest rates
Spring is normally the hottest time of year for home sales. Buyers get serious when the warmer weather arrives and most families want to move before the next school year begins. Last year, the coronavirus crisis led to a housing market halt in mid-March, as states...
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