mortgage loan

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Interest Rates Rise

Posted by Bill Morris, Realtor ⋅ February 16, 2018 ⋅ 1 Comment

Well, here we go again …. Mortgage interest rates (30-year fixed rate loans) have been very low for a very long time — mostly 5% or below since early 2009, and mostly 4% or lower since late 2011. There have rumors periodically during each of those years that rates were about to rise. We’re hearing … Continue reading →

We’ve had quite enough help, thank you!

Posted by Bill Morris, Realtor ⋅ January 2, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

The recent housing crisis was in very large part caused by our government and quasi-governmental agencies (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) creating incentives for mortgage lenders to make loans that they would not have made otherwise. I’ll be happy to discuss this, but in my opinion it’s incontrovertible. In response to the crisis it created, … Continue reading →