At BrianWeis.org I hope you’ll come to find lots of smart posts written by a team of great bloggers that provide you with industry insights, interest rate analysis, and other important information regarding the financing of your home.
At times, I’ll personally break into the conversation with long and short form posts, as well as video posts offering my own individual take on things. These posts can be found in the category named “From Brian’s Desk.”
I hope you find this new category and our blog to be a useful and informative resource for you and your family.
If you plan to finance your home with a conforming interest only mortgage, get your loan application submitted no later than this Friday, June 18. Starting next week, Fannie Mae is clamping down on the popular loan product.
Read MoreIn May 2010, Retail Sales at non-store retailers -- a category that includes Amazon and eBay -- topped $29 billion, up 16 percent from May 2009. Clearly, Americans are doing an increasing amount of shopping online. But how well are we protecting our identities?
Read MoreDespite re-touching all-time lows on Tuesday and Wednesday, Conforming and FHA mortgage rates moved higher on the week.
Read MoreIn a near-unanimous vote, the House of Representatives gave the FHA power to raise the monthly mortgage insurance premiums it charges to its borrowers.
Read MoreAccording to foreclosure-tracking firm RealtyTrac.com, bank repossessions reached record levels for the second straight month in May, topping 93,000 properties nationwide. All 50 states are up, year-over-year.
Read MoreMortgage rates may be dropping, but mortgage costs are not. According to Freddie Mac, the average required discount points on a conforming mortgage rate are higher by 0.1 percent since early-May.
Read MoreA new loan quality initiative from Fannie Mae is making it harder for home buyers and refinancing homeowners everywhere to close on a mortgage.
Read MoreA new loan quality initiative from Fannie Mae is making it harder for home buyers and refinancing homeowners everywhere to close on a mortgage.
Read MoreMarket momentum is currently in the rate shoppers' favor. We entered the weekend with rates falling and they look poised to open Monday no worse.
Read MoreMarket momentum is currently in the rate shoppers' favor. We entered the weekend with rates falling and they look poised to open Monday no worse.
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