19 December 2024 | 6 replies
Keeping a 2.99% rate sounds great, but it may be costing you thousands of dollars if you are in the double digits with your other outstanding debts.
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19 December 2024 | 2 replies
Louis Fed shows the delinquency rate on residential single-family mortgages, and proves there's a way to spin this data to show that delinquencies are increasing rapidly.
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18 December 2024 | 0 replies
However, rates have since moved upward.A 30-year fixed rate mortgage is once again sitting around 7% interest:The real estate industry hoped 2024 would see a recovery in which mortgage rates fell and home sales climbed.
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16 December 2024 | 2 replies
I think the most interesting trend I've seen in the last 25 years has been the rise of good realtors like yourself who understand the power of the 1031.
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20 December 2024 | 14 replies
If its an attorney closing state same thing ask the attorney or one of their staff.Generally though be care of those reaching out and promising rates that are simply better than current rates thats almost always a fake lender or a bait and switch..
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22 December 2024 | 7 replies
Preferred returns would even be acceptable but not a straight interest rate play if the lender understands the structure.
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8 December 2024 | 1 reply
Your insurance is going to be highly variable and I wouldn't use what an agent or the seller tells you as the cost of dwelling policies have increased substantially over the past few years due to rising new construction costs.
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21 December 2024 | 12 replies
What would you assess your personal success rate is for 2024?
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22 December 2024 | 2 replies
•Explore private lenders or hard money loans if you need higher leverage, though the interest rates will likely be much higher.