Nov 11, 2024 How Will the Election Impact Mortgage Rates? By Chris Pardo The Fed has put a lot of effort into reducing inflation, but even with recent Fed rate cuts, mortgage rates are spiking again. It seems...
Oct 17, 2023 ICYMI: per diem rates, mortgages...and bed bugs! By Chris Pardo Every two weeks we summarize recent global events and changes that might have an impact on your global mobility program and relocating...
Mar 07, 2023 ICYMI: Scan and plan for what's impacting global mobility! By Chris Pardo Digital nomad visas continue to grow in popularity around the world. These visas have become increasingly popular and common over the...
Feb 10, 2022 As predicted, mortgage rates are starting to rise in early 2022 By Joe Benevides Back in December, I wrote about where mortgage rates could be headed in 2022.The prevailing thought was that the historically low rates...
Sep 30, 2021 As home prices continue to surge, a key question is bubbling up By Joe Benevides Home prices in the U.S. were up nearly 20 percent in July compared to the same time a year ago. The year-over-year increase was roughly...
Mar 15, 2021 Where are mortgage rates headed next? By Joe Benevides Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one silver lining for Americans interested in buying a new home has been record-low interest rates on...
Dec 14, 2020 What you should know about the new mortgage refinancing fee By Joe Benevides In August, I wrote about a fee on mortgage refinances getting pushed back. The fee is now live — so what does that mean for homeowners?...
Apr 08, 2020 COVID-19 creates big challenges for jumbo mortgages By Chris Pardo If you don't follow the mortgage industry all that closely, this could get confusing fast. So we'll keep this at a high level — not for...
Apr 18, 2018 Spring home buying season could be the most competitive since the recession By Chris Pardo According to the National Association of Realtors, despite consistently low inventory levels and faster price growth, existing-home sales...