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Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for January 26, 2015

John Thomas January 24, 2015 Tags: , , , , ,
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Mortgage Rates weekly market update for the Week of January 26, 2015 by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

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Mortgage Rates moved higher last week after the stock market rallied.  If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see mortgage bonds had a big sell-off on Monday to start the week but were able to find a bottom on Thursday and bounce off support and follow through on Friday as Stocks turned negative on Friday.  We recommend FLOATING your Mortgage Rate to start the week to see if the bond can follow through on their bounce off support last week. Keep Reading...

Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for January 19, 2015

John Thomas January 18, 2015 Tags: , , , , , ,

Mortgage Rates weekly market update for the Week of January 19, 2015, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

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Mortgage Rates spiked higher to end the week on Friday after Consumer Sentiment came out better than it had in 11 years.  This sent the stock market rallying higher and pulled money out of the bond market.  If you look at the mortgage bond chart below, you can see mortgage bonds hit a record high in almost 2 years on Thursday then sold off sharply on Friday.  We are recommending LOCKING your Mortgage Rate to start the week as the short term trend is now for bonds to continue to sell off if stocks continue to rally. Keep Reading...

Delaware Home Buyer Seminar February 21, 2015

John Thomas January 18, 2015 Tags: , , ,
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Delaware Home-Buyer Seminar

There will be a First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 10:00 AM till Noon. The seminar will last about 2 hours and each participant will be able to receive a copy of their credit report. The seminar will cover all of the basics of buying a home in Delaware. The seminar will cover FHA loans, VA loans, USDA Rural Housing Loans, First Time Home Buyer Loan Programs, and the FHA 203k Rehab loans.

The Seminar is sponsored by The Neighborhood House so each participant will receive home buyer counseling credit toward the required HUD-approved home buyer counseling required for Delaware First Time Home Buyer Programs. Keep Reading...

Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for January 12, 2014

John Thomas January 11, 2015 Tags: , , , ,
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Mortgage Rates weekly market update for the Week of January 12, 2015, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

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Mortgage Rates moved to record lows last week as mortgage bonds hit a record high for the past 2 years.  If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see that mortgage bonds hit record high and were stopped at the line of resistance shown in blue.  Bonds were then turned lower after hitting the ceiling of resistance so with this in mind, we are recommending LOCKING your Mortgage Interest Rate to start the week as mortgage rates sit at multi-year lows. Keep Reading...

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Dropping January 26, 2015

John Thomas January 10, 2015 Tags: , , ,
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FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Dropping January 26, 2015

FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium being lowered on all new FHA Case Numbers assigned on or after January 26, 2015, as announced by HUD Secretary Julian Castro on January 8, 2015, per an executive order by President Obama.  FHA will reduce the annual mortgage insurance that borrowers will pay by 0.5%.  FHA made this official with the publication of the Mortgagee Letter 2015-01. Call 302-703-0727 to Apply for an FHA Loan or APPLY ONLINE

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Below is a table that shows the changes to the annual mortgage insurance premiums for FHA Loans: Keep Reading...

Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for January 5, 2015

John Thomas January 4, 2015 Tags: , , , ,

Mortgage Rates weekly market update for the Week of January 5, 2015, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

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Mortgage Rates were able to rebound last week and move lower after mortgage bonds bounced off support.  If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see mortgage bonds rallied off support after Christmas and have continued to move higher.  Friday the bond jumped up to record high for the past 12 months.  We are recommending FLOATING your Mortgage Rate to start the week as the technical trading pattern is a very bullish signal for bonds to continue to move higher and move mortgage interest rates lower. Keep Reading...

Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for Dec 29, 2014

John Thomas December 28, 2014 Tags: , , , ,
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Mortgage Rates weekly market update for the Week of December 29, 2014, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware.

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Mortgage Rates moved higher last week on Wednesday after the release of the GDP which caused the stock market to rally.  If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see the big red candle down on Tuesday which corresponds to the release of the GDP Report.  Bonds were able to bounce off support on Wednesday and followed through again on Friday as you can see with the two green candles.  This is a good sign that bonds could continue to move higher so we are recommending FLOATING your mortgage interest rate to start the week. Keep Reading...

Mortgage Insurance Tax Deductible for 2014

John Thomas December 26, 2014 Tags: ,
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Mortgage Insurance Tax Deductible for 2014 for all homeowners who make less than $109,000 effective with the passage of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 on December 16, 2014, by the U.S. Senate.  The House of Representatives passed the bill on December 3, 2014.

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The passage of this bill means homeowners can claim the MI Tax Deduction retroactive to January 1, 2014, allowing eligible borrowers with adjusted gross income of less than $109,000 to deduct the eligible amount of their 2014 mortgage insurance premiums when they file their 2014 Federal Tax Returns.  We recommend that you consult a tax adviser to determine if you are eligible to claim the mortgage insurance deduction. Keep Reading...