By: Andrea Riquier Mortgage rates have doubled since the start of the year, even after registering the biggest quarterly climb in 28 years during the first quarter. While some housing experts say rates may not get much higher this year, others say it will climb further, pointing to six consecutive weeks of increasing rates through September. Mortgage Rate Forecast for October 2022 Rates …
By: Carmen Chai If you’re selling a house for the first time, pricing it correctly and securing a good appraisal are crucial steps in the home-selling process. So it’s important to be prepared. Appraisals carry a lot of weight, and closing a sale can hinge on the results. Thus ensuring you’ve correctly priced your home at the listing stage …
It is almost time for the 2022-2023 school year to begin and many children in Indian River County will not have the appropriate supplies to have a successful year. Please help by dropping supplies off at our office located at 3975 20th Street, Suite E, Vero Beach, or by making an online donation through our Target Registry. If you want …
By: Matthew Graham Thu, Jul 28 2022, 5:23 PM Mortgage rates have been all over the map recently, both in terms of their movement and in their variation between lenders. It’s not altogether uncommon for certain borrowers to be seeing rates that are half a point lower than they were just last week and a full point below the mid-June highs. This …
The Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program makes homeownership affordable for eligible frontline community workers such as law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans. This program provides down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time, income-qualified homebuyers so they can purchase a primary residence in the community in which they work and serve. The Florida Hometown Heroes Loan …
Purchase Volume Has Another Strong Week By: Jann Swanson Wed, May 11 2022, 9:28 AM Mortgage application volume continued its recovery last week driven by a second strong increase in purchasing activity. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, gained a seasonally adjusted 2.0 percent and increased 3.0 percent on an unadjusted basis from …
As interest rates are climbing I’ve been getting questions from prospective borrowers if now is a good time to look at Adjustable Rate Mortgages. Even though there is uncertainty as to how high interest rates will go, most Adjustable Rate Mortgages are locked for a period of time. Typical lock periods are 5, 7, or 10 years. That means that …
Interest Rates Whether you are in the market to purchase a new home or refinance your existing home, interest rates are higher now then where they were at the beginning of the year. 30 year fixed rates are generally running over 4%. If you are refinancing and pulling cash out, you’ll be in the range closer to the mid to …
March 1st , 2022 is the last day for people who purchased their primary Florida residence in 2021 or earlier to file for homestead exemption. What exactly is a homestead exemption? The Florida homestead exemption is an exemption that can reduce the taxable value of your home by as much as $50,000. It’s offered based on your home’s assessed value and offers …
Starting February 1, 2022, two of the largest COVID-19 loan restrictions have finally been loosened by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The mortgage giants rescinded the rules put in place back in June 2020 that required self-employed borrowers to provide a year-to-date profit and loss statement that reported revenue, expenses, net income, as well as a few months of their …