Walter Whitehurst Saving Up for Your First Home? Our Guide to Finding Ways to Save Your Down Payment Faster If your goal is to purchase a home, you may find that it’s challenging to save up enough money for your down payment. While this is something that many first time home buyers struggle with, it […]
Walter Whitehurst Have You Had Trouble Getting a Home Loan? Three Tips for Sprucing Up Your Credit Before Reapplying If you’ve had some trouble getting approved for a mortgage recently, you’re not alone. Many individuals face mortgage challenges due to past blemishes on their credit reports or a personal financial crisis that resulted in bills […]
Walter Whitehurst Buying a Home? 4 Steps You Can Take to Ensure You Start out with a Low Monthly Mortgage Payment Are you thinking about buying a new house or condo? If so, you’ve likely given some thought to your mortgage and as to how you can pay as little as possible in order to […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 14, 2014 Economic news was lean last week as the first week of the month tends to be calm in the aftermath of the rush of end-of-month reporting. Of note was CoreLogic’s report on housing markets, the release of the minutes from the most […]
Walter Whitehurst Shopping Around: How to Compare Mortgages from Different Lenders or Underwriters Buying a home is a major financial transaction, especially if you’re going to need mortgage financing to help cover the purchase cost. The only way to know if you’re getting the best deal on a mortgage is to shop around, but with […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – October 6, 2014 Last week’s economic news included multiple reports on housing and the labor sector. The good news is that job markets appear to be stronger, with new jobless claims and the national unemployment rate lower. Unfortunately, housing continues to struggle in its recovery. […]
Walter Whitehurst Setting Your Budget: How to Analyze Your Finances to Determine How Much Mortgage You Can Afford Whether you’re buying a home for the first time or you’ve decided it’s about time that you upgraded to a larger, more expansive house, if you’re making a real estate purchase you’ll need to be aware of […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – Sept 29, 2014 Last week’s economic news included several housing-related reports that provided mixed results with lower than expected sales of previously owned homes and higher than expected sales of new homes. The FHFA also released its House Price report for July, which noted that […]
Last week’s economic news brought little housing-related content, but several economic reports in other sectors contributed to overall perceptions of the economy. In a speech given in Sweden, Fed Vice President Stanley Fischer noted that the economy might be in a period of “secular stagnation.” This condition is expected to keep interest rates low for […]
Homeowners who are struggling to make their monthly mortgage payments can make it easier on themselves by cutting costs in other areas. Learning how to budget effectively will likely enable homeowners to pay their mortgage payments on-time, every time. Here are five of the best budget tips: Conserve Energy It is advisable to be mindful […]
