by Alterna Mortgage | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
US home prices keep on climbing and now some are saying they have seen signs of a housing bubble on the way. While it it too early to tell exactly what will happen, what we do know is that a lot was learned from the last housing crash. If these concerning trends...
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 | Nov 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes it is easier to understand refinancing or home purchasing numbers when we can visualize them. Alterna Mortgage has a few interactive visual charts on our website to make the overall picture of recent (and historical) rates more clear: 30 Year Rate Chart...
by Alterna Mortgage | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Consistently historic low mortgage rates have led to unprecedented demand for home purchasing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, home prices have been surging. Worries about inflation have finally forced the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to...
by Alterna Mortgage | Apr 26, 2021 | Inflation, Interest rates, Mortgage Programs, Uncategorized
Conventional wisdom tells us that when stocks rise, rates decline. It also typically tells us that when inflation moves higher, rates typically increase. Generally speaking, as the economy reopens, rates will rise. Here is what has happened recently. Stocks rallied to...
by Alterna Mortgage | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the things helping keep rates low as the economy recovers is the Fed. Stocks are generally in positive territory thanks to recent reports that the Fed is still “not even thinking about, thinking about” raising rates or tapering the bond purchase program. So...
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