Although the loan limits on high-balance conforming mortgage loans may be decreasing significantly in coming months, FHA mortgages should not be affected by those changes. Read the rest of this entry »

A history of conforming mortgage loan limits from 1980 to the present (i.e. the loan amounts above which borrowers would have to go to the private “jumbo” mortgage market and thus not be able to take advantage of government-subsidized “conforming” mortgage rates). Read the rest of this entry »

Conforming loan limits in the metro DC area may be changing significantly in coming months, potentially dropping by nearly half by the end of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

A quick weekly overview of where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »

A quick weekly overview of where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »

A quick weekly overview of where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »

Agents looking to increase their added value to “green” consumers may want to participate in this FHA webinar on August 5th that discusses Energy Efficient Mortgages (EEMs). Read the rest of this entry »

A quick weekly overview of where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »

A quick weekly overview of where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »

Responding to popular demand, we present the first of a hopefully regular series of updates on where the mortgage markets are, where they have been, and where they are expected to go. Read the rest of this entry »