Tag Archive: interest rates

San Marino Mortgage Rates Report: November 19, 2008

The risk of interest rates moving higher than 6% is great!

Timing the Real Estate Market

When opportunity knocks, are YOU listening? Or, are you just hearing the white noise? As I was getting ready to go to work this morning, I overheard a news report that my husband was watching about the real estate market.  What struck me as odd was not that it was yet another “chicken little” report about the downfall…

Mortgage Rate Update: February 15, 2008

If you’ve been following my updates on The Industry Minute, you know that the President signed the Stimulus Package on Wednesday, February 13th. I also informed you that Wednesday’s Retail Sales Report led to deteriorated pricing and the volatility continued throughout the week! This week’s Consumer Sentiment Report wasn’t too bad, translating into healthier corporate…

Floating and Locking in the world of Interest Rates

I asked my friend Ricardo Bueno, a Pasadena Mortgage Broker to explain in detail the difference between locking and floating a loan and what does that mean.  Here’s his post – Enjoy! Lock or Float? Mortgage Rate Locks Defined! If you’ve been following the Daily Mortgage Updates here on The Industry Report, I’ve been giving…