5 Feb 2021 Mortgage Preapproval Affect on Credit Ratings Does Shopping Around for a Mortgage Preapproval Hurt Your Credit Rating? For serious home shoppers, especially in competitive housing markets, it isn’t enough to be prequalified. You also need to be preapproved for a loan amount equal to or greater than the price of the home you’re considering (minus the down payment). That said, stringent […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
15 Nov 2019 How to Sell a Home Around the Holidays How to Sell a Home Around the Holidays Pop quiz. What’s the worst time to sell a home? If you ask any families with lots of holiday events, errands, and gifts to buy, that answer’s simple: the holidays. And there’s a problem, too: not every buyer is looking to purchase a home during the holiday […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
5 Nov 2019 Buying or refinancing? The mortgage rate frenzy is... Mortgage rates are nearing historic lows again in the United States, making it an ideal time to buy a home – or refinance. This is the opposite of the steadily upward movement of rates that experts forecast for 2019. Average rates are around 3.82% nationally for 30-year-fixed mortgages, after peaking near 5% in November. When […] Share on Facebook Share on Twitter