Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 29, 2016 Last week’s economic reports included Existing and New Home Sales and Consumer Confidence along with regularly scheduled weekly reports on mortgage rates and new jobless claims. Sales of Pre-Owned Homes Exceed Expectations January sales of previously owned homes rose to an annual […]
Walter Whitehurst Eliminate These 5 Barriers To Saving For Your Down Payment This Month! With all the expenses that go into monthly living and the temptations that come along with life, saving money for the down payment on your new home can be quite a struggle for many people. If you’re having a hard time […]
Walter Whitehurst December Home Prices Rise According To S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index Home prices rose slightly in December according to S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released Tuesday. According to the S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index, which covers cities representing all nine US Census divisions, home prices rose 5.40 percent year-over-year in December as […]
Walter Whitehurst Help Available To Struggling Homeowners Set To End In 2016 Many homeowners are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments on a monthly basis, and it can often seem like there are limited options for remedying the situation. If you haven’t heard of HARP refinancing and you’re a homeowner who’s looking for […]
Walter Whitehurst Ready to Move in to Your New Home? Not So Fast! Take Care of These 3 Items Before the Big Move With the excitement involved in moving into a new home and all of the things that need to be done, it can be easy to forget a few important things before you […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 22, 2016 Last week’s economic news included the NAHB Housing Market Index, Commerce Department releases on housing starts and building permits and minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fed’s FOMC meeting. Home Builder Confidence Falls in February According to the National Association […]
Walter Whitehurst 3 Quick Painting Tips That Will Help Take Your Walls from Tacky to Tasteful Whether you happen to be a painting pro or you’ve never dared to pick up a roller, there are a few tricks of the trade that professionals use to make a paint job look its best. If you want […]
Walter Whitehurst Buying a New Home? Learn How the ‘Conforming Loan Limit’ Might Affect Your Purchase From mortgage to equity to debt-to-income ratio, there are many terms associated with home ownership that can be quite confusing if you’ve never been on the market for a home before. ‘Conforming loan limit’ may be a less familiar […]
Walter WhitehurstNew Home Construction Seen As A Possible Solution To Pent Up Demand For Homes Builder confidence in markets for new homes fell three points in February to a reading of 58. January’s reading was revised upward to 61. Builders have repeatedly expressed concerns shortages of labor and lots for development, but continue to express […]
Walter Whitehurst What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – February 16, 2016 Last week’s economic events included weekly releases on new jobless claims, mortgage rates and testimony by Fed Chair Janet Yellen concerning the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. Here are the details: Mortgage Rates, New Jobless Claims Drop Freddie Mac reported that average mortgage […]
