• How a Change in Mortgage Rate Impacts Your Homebuying Budget,www.sdsouthcountylistings.com

    How a Change in Mortgage Rate Impacts Your Homebuying Budget

    Mortgage rates are on the rise this year, but they’re still incredibly low compared to the historic average. However, anytime there’s a change in the mortgage rate, it affects what you can afford to borrow when you’re buying a home. As Sam Khater, Chief Economist at Freddie Mac, shares: “Sin

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  • Should We Fear the Surge in Cash-Out Refinances?,www.sdsouthcountylistings.com

    Should We Fear the Surge in Cash-Out Refinances?

    Freddie Mac recently released their Quarterly Refinance Statistics report which covers refinances through 2020. The report explains that the dollar amount of cash-out refinances was greater in 2020 than in recent years. A cash-out refinance, as defined by Investopia, is: “a mortgage refinancing

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  • 6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time,www.sdsouthcountylistings.com

    6 Simple Graphs Proving This Is Nothing Like Last Time

    Last March, many involved in the residential housing industry feared the market would be crushed under the pressure of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Instead, real estate had one of its best years ever. Home sales and prices were both up substantially over the year before. 2020 was so strong that m

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