This week we discuss what causes mortgage rates to move using examples from last week, the debt ceiling and it’s effect on interest rates, leading indicators of a potentially slowing economy and a mortgage hack for those teachers, veterans, police officers and other heroes looking for down payment assistance.

This week we discuss the elimination of the future loan level price adjustment for high debt-to-income, the May 10th inflation data bust, what could potentially cause rates to drop in the future and a mortgage hack for those self-employed borrowers out there.

This week we discuss the Fed’s 25 basis point bump last Wednesday as well as the super strong jobs report from Friday. This week is the April CPI data which may continue the drawdown of inflation.

This week we discuss the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday. Volatility may be pretty chaotic over the next two weeks. Our mortgage hack uncovers reasons why some of our clients are taking out cash-out refinances in this higher rate environment.

This week we discuss the Conventional loan-level price adjustments that caused such a frenzy. Our mortgage hack shows how easy it can be for a realtor to save for their own down payment. Lastly, we share how chopping down a tree relates to realtor success.