Mortgages
Graph of 30 Year, Fixed-Rate Conventional Home Mortgage Commitments
Mon, 04/28/2008 - 04:39 — snastaThis graph was created from data obtained from the Federal Reserve. In addtion to the 10 year, month by month fixed rate home mortage interest rate there is a 12 month moving average to provide a smoothed trendline.
Federal Reserve is posting maps showing subprime loan conditions across the US
Thu, 04/03/2008 - 20:34 — snasta"Jumbo" Loans vs. Conforming Loans
Tue, 04/01/2008 - 11:45 — snastaKatie Wethman's Thoughts on Washington, DC and Northern Virginia Real Estate has an excellent entry on the difference between a Conforming, Jumbo, and FHA loans. I didn't realize that the point at which a loan became a "Jumbo" loan was when Fannie and Freddie could not buy the loan--the present limit is around $417,000.
A License to Sell Loans
Tue, 02/19/2008 - 04:53 — snastaBy Peter G. Miller
Have you ever looked at the paperwork you get when financing or refinancing a home?
Really. No kidding. Have you ever read the stuff people want you to sign?
