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Here’s the latest scoop as provided by Michael Haigh. You can’t get your mortgage rates from the newspaper. Last week proved it.  Again. Friday morning, headlines and around the country read that mortgage rates were down 0.04 percent, on average, since the week prior. A sampling of said headlines...

This post is long over due & is inspired by a first time buyer couple that I'm working with.  We've been looking at a handful of pre-40's homes with various interpretations of owners updating, renovating and expanding their properties, often missing the mark and creating a mish mash of a maze of ...

  Here’s the latest scoop on changes in the lending industry as provided by Michael Haigh. Consumer Sentiment has been on the rise since last February and it’s something to which home buyers should pay attention. The affordability of your next home may hinge on consumer confidence. As the economy...

  Here’s the latest scoop on changes in mortgage rates as provided by SF Bungalow guest blogger Michael Haigh. Mortgage markets worsened last week on general profit-taking in the U.S. bond market, combined with talk of a coordinated rescue effort for Greece and its debt burden. Mortgage-backed bo...

Here’s the latest scoop on changes in mortgage rates as provided by SF Bungalow guest blogger Michael Haigh. The economy’s improving but lending standards are not. Nationally, banks are making mortgage approvals harder to come by. Underwriting guidelines are tightening. The data comes from the Fe...

Here’s the latest scoop on changes in mortgage rates as provided by SF Bungalow guest blogger Michael Haigh. The mortgage lending landscape changes a lot.  Rates and guidelines are in constant flux, and it creates preparedness challenges for buyers that aren’t paying in cash. The loan you get tod...

    Mortgage Interest Rates from Guarantee Mortgage for the week ending 2/5/2010     30 Yr Fixed Conforming to $417K           4.625% "0.625" POINTS APR = 4.774% 30 Yr Fixed Jumbo to $729,750.             4.875% "0.625" POINTS APR = 5.003% 30 Year Fixed Jumbo to 1 Million            5.875% "1.00...

If you are looking for that special place which offers ultimate, luxurious S.F. urban living & amazing S.F. Bay views, look no further than the Infinity Towers in S.F.   You will have to hurry since there are only 25 condos left. The starting price for remaining units is $1.6M going up to $7.3M f...

Mortgage Interest Rates from Guarantee Mortgage for the week ending 1/29/2010 Rates are still really low! This is definitely helping some of my buyers get into our pricey S.F. real estate market.   30 Yr Fixed Conforming to $417K 4.750% "1.000" POINTS APR = 4.961%   30 Yr Fixed Jumbo to $729,750....

  Does anyone know of a S.F. Bay Area lender hiring loan processors?  A friend is looking for a new loan processor position. He's open to working in S.F., the Peninsula/San Mateo County & the East Bay, &/or other BART/Caltrain accessible areas. Please pass along any leads or get in touch and I'l...