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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 23rd, 2018

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 23rd, 2018

Last week’s economic reports included readings on builder confidence, housing starts and building permits issued. Weekly readings on mortgage rates and new jobless claims were also released. NAHB: Builder Confidence Drops by One Point The National

Apr 24, 2018 |

Your Guide To Aging In Place Home Modifications

Your Guide To Aging In Place Home Modifications

If you’ve had to watch your parents transition into assisted living, you may have no desire to call such a place home. You are not alone. According to the Aging in Place Housing Survey conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

Apr 21, 2018 |

Best Tax Deductible Home Improvements for Homeowners

Best Tax Deductible Home Improvements for Homeowners

Before delving into tax-deductible home improvements, it’s important to understand that these tax deductions won’t be applied immediately. In most cases, homeowners can only benefit, tax-wise, from their home renovations later, when they sell

Apr 20, 2018 |

Pros and Cons of Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Pros and Cons of Adjustable Rate Mortgages

When you are in the market for a new home, you may be faced with numerous options for financing your home. One of the choices you will have to make is whether to apply for a fixed or adjustable rate mortgage. In some cases, an adjustable rate mortgage (A

Apr 19, 2018 |

Should You Pay Discount Points When You Get Your Mortgage?

Should You Pay Discount Points When You Get Your Mortgage?

One of the challenges you will face when deciding how much money to put down on your new home is whether to put down a larger down payment or to take a bit of money from your down payment and use it to buy “discount points” to lower your inte

Apr 18, 2018 |

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 16th, 2018

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – April 16th, 2018

Last week’s economic reports included readings on inflation, the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee and weekly reports on mortgage rates and first-time jobless claims. The University of Michigan rele

Apr 17, 2018 |