by Best Flagstaff Homes Realty | Feb 2, 2015 | Home Buyer Advice, National Market News, Real Estate News
Mortgage rates moved lower again last week, back to levels not seen since May 2013. It’s interesting to consider that the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases have now been fully phased and that a rate hike is a much more immediate threat, yet rates are back... by Best Flagstaff Homes Realty | Jan 14, 2015 | National Market News
Mortgage rates are most closely correlated with the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rate. Most experts have predicted mortgage rates and Treasuries would go up in the 2d half of 2015. Now they are beginning to rethink that in light of disturbing economic trends. This is a... by Best Flagstaff Homes Realty | Jan 8, 2015 | Home Buyer Advice, National Market News, Real Estate News
A strong, but not too strong, economy is keeping mortgage interest rates low. In fact, this week the 30-year fixed rate hit the lowest point since May 2013. That, combined with President Obama’s announcement in Phoenix today that government insured mortgages... by Best Flagstaff Homes Realty | Aug 12, 2014 | National Market News, Real Estate News
For years, a large number of home owners were prevented from moving up because of negative equity. These “underwater” homeowners were locked in to their current home by rock-bottom real estate values. Now that the market has improved, some see a new... by Best Flagstaff Homes Realty | Jun 29, 2014 | National Market News
That’s sure what it feels like in the Flagstaff home sales market. And that’s how Chief Economist Frank Nothaft described “most markets” across the county in Freddie Mac’s June 25 press release. Meanwhile, mortgage rates are at their...