Buying Your First Home In California When Mortgage Rates are High
As a first-time homebuyer, it can be overwhelming to consider buying your first home when mortgage interest rates are high. With the current state of the economy, mortgage rates have been on the rise, making it difficult for first-time homebuyers to take the plunge....
Recessions, Inflation, Home Values: Correlations?
Just for kicks, I took a chart showing recessions and home value changes during those recessions, and overlaid inflation the year before, of, and after, the start of the respective recession. Here it is: Sources are: Corelogic, The Balance, macrotrends,net, and (for...
Debunking: “You need two years on the job to get a good mortgage”
One of the most common misconceptions is that you always need two years on the same job to get a decent mortgage. This is not true! Each scenario is different, but for W2 base salary or full time consistent hourly income, generally speaking you can get a mortgage with...
2022 Mortgage Industry Implosion Tracker
In March 2020, the Fed cut rates to 0%. Mortgage rates do not track 1-to-1 with the Fed rate, but by August 2020 it was the case that the highest rates available for vanilla normal mortgages were lower than the lowest rates, for the same, that been available in 2019....
Home improvement ROI considerations?
Wherein I give you “permission” to make home improvements for your family, not for the return on investment! Featuring a cool kid with absolutely crazy climbing abilities, demonstrated via the epic in-house climbing wall. @eastbaysmortgagebroker #duet with...
Chris Mason, Loan Officer
