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Jan
17
2020

What’s driving this week’s spike in mortgage applications?
It’s not just lower rates. Military tensions with Iran, a robust economy and a slow holiday season all helped trigger a 30% jump, experts say. What the heck? The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly mortgage survey indicates a 43% refinance increase and an overall 30.2%...

Jan
15
2020

The Ultimate Home Shopping Guide for First-Time Homebuyers
Are you buying a house for the first time? Not knowing what to expect can make things unnecessarily overwhelming and daunting. To help reduce the stress of the unknown, we've broken down the timeline to buying a home in this step-by-step guide. Keep in mind that this is just a general...

Jan
10
2020

What to Expect When Buying a Foreclosed Home
Foreclosed homes are some of the best home purchase deals you can find but that doesn’t mean that you should through caution to the wind when considering purchasing a foreclosed home. In fact, some foreclosed homes can end up costing you more money (or headaches)...

Jan
10
2020

Skip payments on a modified mortgage and California cuts you a big break
An appellate court ruling prevents lenders from reverting to the original note and its default rules. You’ve heard of ivory tower thinking. How about the Ivory Court of California? Last month a California appellate court concluded that a mortgage lender could not require its...

Jan
03
2020

Prediction: Home values will drop by 25% to 50% in decade ahead
One loyal column reader inquired last week about what the decade ahead holds for California real estate and mortgage matters. Here it goes: 1) Real estate agents and mortgage brokers will experience a compensation squeeze as much of their need for labor-intensive research will be...

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