Here is a scenario that happens all too frequently: A would-be home buyer applies online to obtain his all-important credit score. It comes back at a healthy 720, good enough to qualify for the best rate in the mortgage market. But then, when he applies for a loan with a local lender
Filed under: Credit Scores on October 28th, 2010 | Comments Off
Mortgage interest rates continued their descent into record territory this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to an average of 4.19% from 4.27% last week, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Filed under: La Times on October 20th, 2010 | Comments Off
Enough with the doom and gloom about homeownership.
Sure, maybe there’s more pain to come in the housing market. But when Time magazine starts running covers that declare “Owning a home may no longer make economic sense,” it’s time to say: Enough is enough. This is what “capitulation” looks like. Everyone has given up
Filed under: Home Buying, Uncategorized on October 12th, 2010 | Comments Off