Month: February 2011

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: No Auctions! We have a week off from the crazy volatility.  The Crisis in the Middle East continues to dominate news in the financial world as everything is being impacted by the questions surrounding OIL and how it will impact the U.S. recovery.  It is clear now […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: GREAT JOB BOEING!!! Thousands of jobs will be maintained and created here in Washington! We are on our 12th consecutive day of rates showing signs of improvement, BUT (sorry) this could be short lived.  Why? The concern right now lies in the Crisis in the Middle East. […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Continued conflicts in the Middle East continue push investors into the U.S. Safe Haven.  Treasuries and Bonds have been the beneficiaries which are helping mortgage rates slowly lower.  What should be the total opposite right now with better than expected news coming from the Initial Jobless Claims […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Crisis in Middle East continues to dominate news, impacting gas and mortgage rates locally.  As the world watches the Crisis in the Middle East escalate especially in Libya.  We as a dependent country on OIL cringe as gas is being pressured higher by the minute.  Today OIL […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Ben Bernanke under fire again. Paris, Big Ben faces 20 Financial Leaders of the largest economies around the globe. Criticized heavily for Quantitative Easing 2, $600 Billion Stimulus plan and how it has impacted foreign economies with inflation.  Mr. Bernanke was quick to say that the blame […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Inflation & Jobs serve a mixed bag for the economy, BUT for RATES it was GOOD NEWS.  Rates breaking even from the losses before the close of market yesterday.  WHY? Inflation readings came in higher than expected levels but the Initial Jobless Claims  came in higher disappointing […]

Market Moving News set for 11:00 PT with the Federal Reserve Minutes. Housing Start shocking news? Media is all over it right now. Concerns over Iran making a MOVE. How is all this impacting rates? Check out todays segment….. for MORE (Sorry due to technical difficulties with the site we were down yesterday.)

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: The gamble paid off, after last week’s EIGHT consecutive days of rates worsening the Bond market moving higher, we have found a floor of support and bounced back! Rates have stabilized and made a slow improvement over the last three days.  There is unfortunately a BUT here, […]

Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: Happy Valentines Day! The bond market is trying to feel the love today as rates are holding last weeks gains and improvement.  Attention for all financial markets are focused on the President Obama’s budget to be delivered to Congress today.  The concern for the United States is […]

Breaking News Seattle / Bellevue Real Estate Mortgage Rate Watch: FHA, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Increasing Costs Again?  Yes! We did not mean that in a good way either.  FHA is going to announce on Monday how they will roll out a new plan to increase costs of financing on Monday the 14th.  And […]