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Buying a New Home? Three Tips on How to Get the Best Mortgage Rate

Buying a New Home? Three Tips on How to Get the Best Mortgage Rate

Buying a new home is one of the biggest steps that a person can take. Prior to taking out a home loan, you want to ensure that you get the best interest rate for your mortgage. The lower your rate is, the less you’ll pay over the long run. In today

Aug 28, 2015 |

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Continue to Outpace Inflation

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Continue to Outpace Inflation

Denver, Colorado continues to woo homebuyers as home prices rose by 10.20 percent as of June according to the Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index. The Mile-High City was the only city included in the index that posted double-digit year-over-year growth

Aug 27, 2015 |

A Few Common Misconceptions About Mortgage Pre-Qualification

A Few Common Misconceptions About Mortgage Pre-Qualification

If you’re shopping around for mortgages, you’ve probably heard about pre-qualification processes – or maybe even received a pre-qualification offer in the mail. Lots of prospective homeowners hold misconceptions about what exactly pre-q

Aug 26, 2015 |

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 24, 2015

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – August 24, 2015

Last week’s economic events included a number of readings on housing related topics. The National Association of Home Builders released its report on builder confidence in housing markets, Housing starts reached their highest level since the great

Aug 25, 2015 |

3 Handy Tips That Will Prevent Serious Stress when Buying and Selling a Home at the Same Time

If you’re in the process of simultaneously buying and selling a home, you may be in for the most stressful experience of your life. One UK-based real estate survey of over two thousand people found that buying and selling a house is more stressful

Aug 22, 2015 |

FOMC Minutes: Rate Hike May be Near

FOMC Minutes: Rate Hike May be Near

The minutes for the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) suggest that while committee members won’t specify a date, a rate hike could come sooner than later. Committee members continue to cite conc

Aug 21, 2015 |