Category: Freddie Mac

What’s Happening with Mortgage Rates, and Where Will They Go from Here?

Based on the Primary Mortgage Market Survey from Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has increased by 1.2% (3.22% to 4.42%) since January of this year. The rate jumped by more than a quarter of a point from just a week ago. Here’s a visual to show how mortgage rate movement throughout...

Tips for Single Homebuyers: How To Make Your Dream a Reality

If you’re living on your own and looking to buy a home, know that you can make your dream a reality with thoughtful planning and the right team of experts. Research from Freddie Mac shows 28% of all households (36.1 million) are sole-person, and that number is growing. Over the past 40 years, the number of sole-person households...

Two Reasons Why Waiting To Buy a Home Will Cost You

If you’re a homeowner who’s decided your current house no longer fits your needs, or a renter with a strong desire to become a homeowner, you may be hoping that waiting until next year could mean better market conditions to purchase a home. To determine whether you should buy now...

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Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Allow Non-FICO Score

Surprising mortgage watchers, the Federal Housing Finance Agency will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to use VantageScore as an alternative to the FICO credit scoring model. How will this affect you when you are scouting out a new home purchase? By allowing new entrants into the credit scoring game,...

Finding Investment Property, with Tamara Simon of ‘My Real Estate Network’

On this weekend’s ‘Open House with Team Reba’ radio show, Reba and Eric welcomed Tamara Simon back to the show. Tamara provides coaching, consulting, and education for landlords. She currently owns and runs “My Real Estate Network”, which is a network of people all over the US who are interested...

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Check out this weeks show with Shari Spiess from Radian – Open House with Team Reba Tuesdays at 3pm on KKOL 1300AM

  This week we had Shari Spiess from Radian on-air to talk about PMI.  Ever wonder what mortgage insurance actually is?  Why do you need it?  What does it actually do for you?  What does it cover?  Listen below to hear our interview with Shari. Listen to next week’s show Tuesday at 3pm...

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Check out our guest for today’s show – Open House with Team Reba

Today we will have Shari Spiess from Radian on the show to talk about PMI, PMI options and unemployment insurance included in PMI. Tune in to hear all the in and outs of PMI. Listen to the show Tuesday at 3pm on KKOL 1300AM where you can stream it live.  

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Check out our guest for tomorrow’s show – Open House with Team Reba

Tomorrow we will have Shari Spiess from Radian on the show to talk about PMI, PMI options and unemployment insurance included in PMI. Tune in to hear all the in and outs of PMI. Listen to the show Tuesday at 3pm on KKOL 1300AM where you can stream it live.  

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Check out this week’s show with Shari Spiess from Radian

  This week we had Shari Spiess from Radian on-air to talk about PMI.  Ever wonder what mortgage insurance actually is?  Why do you need it?  What does it actually do for you?  What does it cover?  Listen below to hear our interview with Shari.   Listen to next week’s show Tuesday at...