Month: November 2010

Seattle mortgage rates have increased since 11/4/2010. Poor treasury auctions and improving economic conditions have all played a roll in this. Pay close attention if you are looking to refinance or lock a rate for a new home purchase. Timing is key!!

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch:  INFLATION, the concerns of inflation have taken over debates on Quantitative Easing 2.  As the global economies digest the decision of the Federal Reserve and the U.S. dollar weakens in value, inflation once again returns.  “Don’t fight the Fed” has become the talking point of economists.  As […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch:  Today’s bond auction came in with neutral reaction and little impact on rates.  There is little economic news this week to pressure rates.  More attention will be on the G20 summit and their reaction to the Federal Reserve and QE2. Follow us on Twitter for any breaking […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch:  After a action packed week of politics, Fed announcements and employment reports today what does this all mean for home owners?  In today’s video we try to break it all down as much as possible to be relevent on how it will impact mortgages, rates and homeowners.  […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: the Federal Reserve announcements come with little reaction, the market had built in much of what was anticipated to be announced.  However with that said we are still holding at the best rates we have seen in over 3 weeks.  Tomorrow brings what could be dissapointing employment […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate and Home Owners get ready for Big Ben Bernanke to make his official statement with the Federal Reserve on the much anticipated and debated QE2.  We will cover the story as soon as we are able to understand what this means for mortgage rates and home owners today!  Rumored if […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Election day, as the market weighs on the outcome of the election what will impact mortgage rates the most….. QE2 and the Employment reports on Friday.  As of trading right now at 10:00 PT, rates remain unchanged from Monday’s market close.  We will post any breaking news […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch:  Elections, QE2 and Employment Reports, fasten your seat belts for a bumpy ride this week.  As we enter some historic and uncertain times we encourage home owners if you plan to refinance to get the process in motion.  Keep in mind that if the market does have […]