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Delaware Real Estate Market Update for December 2013

John Thomas January 7, 2014 Tags: , , , ,
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Delaware Real Estate Market Update for December 2013

The monthly update on the local real estate market in Wilmington, Chester, Cecil County Areas from John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware.

New Castle County, Delaware

New Castle County recorded a 3% increase in homes sold year over year.  The median home price of homes sold increased from $185,000 to $198,000 which is a 7% increase.  The total number of homes that went under contract to be sold in the first eleven months of 2013 increased by 4% from 2012.  This shows that the New Castle County Real Estate Market is a market that is experiencing an increase in home selling activity as well as an increase in the value of homes sold. Keep Reading...

Delaware Mortgage Rates Weekly Mortgage Market Update for January 6, 2014

John Thomas January 5, 2014 Tags: , , , , ,
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Delaware Mortgage Rates weekly rate update for the Week of January 6, 2014, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc. in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Newark, Delaware Branch Manager and the author of the best selling book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware Mortgage Rates traded in a tight range for the last week and ended the week about where they started as you can see from the mortgage bond chart below. We are going to recommend FLOATING your Delaware Mortgage Rate to start the week to see if bonds can improve but again be on guard if bonds break below the level of support they have been trading at all week, rates will move higher fast so will quickly switch to a locking stance. Keep Reading...

Delaware VA Loan Limits for 2014 for Delaware Veterans

John Thomas January 1, 2014 Tags: , ,
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Delaware VA Loan Limits for 2014 for Delaware Veterans

Delaware VA Loan Limits for 2014 were released by the Veterans Administration for all three counties of Delaware.  Please be advised that effective on or after January 1, 2014, the VA’s county loan limits of $417,000 must be used to calculate the Veteran Administration’s maximum guaranty amount for the following counties in Delaware:

County:                                        County Loan Limit:

Kent County                                  $417,000 Keep Reading...

Delaware Mortgage Rates Weekly Market Update for December 30, 2013

John Thomas December 29, 2013 Tags: , , , , ,
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Delaware Mortgage Rates weekly mortgage market update for the Week of December 30, 2013, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Newark, Delaware Mortgage Branch Manager and the author of the book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware Mortgage Rates drifted higher last week and continued on the long term trend of higher mortgage rates moving toward the 5% range in 2014. Mortgage bonds have been selling off moving interest rates higher since the Federal Reserve announced that they would begin tapering the asset purchase program (QE3) in January 2014 but mortgage bonds were able to find a bottom last week. If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see that mortgage bonds have been able to find a level of support last week at about 102.49 and were able to bounce off this support on Friday with a nice green candle. The long term trend for mortgage bonds is for them to sell off and move lower but in the short term, we may see bonds move higher after Friday’s bounce off support. The long term trend is for mortgage interest rates to move higher into 2014 but short term we can recommend FLOATING your Delaware mortgage rate to start the week to see if mortgage bonds can follow through on Friday’s bounce higher.  However, if bonds break below the level of support in the chart below, we would quickly switch to a locking stance. Keep Reading...

Delaware Mortgage Rates Weekly Mortgage Market Update for December 23, 2013

John Thomas December 22, 2013 Tags: , , , , ,
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Delaware Mortgage Rates weekly mortgage market update for the Week of December 23, 2013, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Newark, Delaware Mortgage Branch Manager and the author of the book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware Mortgage Rates spiked higher last week when the Federal Reserve Committee announced that it would begin tapering its asset purchase program. Mortgage rates moved higher as the mortgage bond sold off. If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see a Big Red Candle on Wednesday after the news was released. Mortgages bonded continued to move lower on Thursday but then were able to bounce higher to stabilize the bond. Mortgage rates surged higher to end the week about where they were at the end of September. We are looking for mortgage interest rates to move into the 5s for 2014 as the economy improves and the Feds start to taper their asset purchase program called QE3. We are recommending starting the week FLOATING your Delaware Mortgage Rate because bonds were able to rally back on Friday so we want to see if can build on this momentum. Keep Reading...

Delaware Mortgage Rates Weekly Update for December 16, 2013

John Thomas December 16, 2013 Tags: , , , , ,
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Delaware Mortgage Rates weekly mortgage market update for the Week of December 16, 2013, by John R. Thomas with Primary Residential Mortgage in Newark, Delaware. John Thomas is the Newark, Delaware Mortgage Branch Manager and the author of the book, Your Guide to Buying Your First Home in Delaware. Call 302-703-0727 to get a free mortgage planning consultation or APPLY ONLINE for Delaware mortgage loan

Delaware mortgage rates moved higher last week from fears that the Federal Reserve may start tapering at their December meeting versus waiting till 2014. If you look at the mortgage bond chart below you can see that mortgage bonds have been on a roller coaster ride but the long term trend is still for mortgage bonds to move lower which will cause home loan interest rates to move higher in the long term. We did see a green candle on Friday which means mortgage bonds could be trying to rally in the short term so we are going to recommend cautiously FLOATING your Delaware mortgage rate to start the week. Keep Reading...

Delaware First Time Home Buyer Seminar January 18, 2014

John Thomas December 16, 2013 Tags: , , ,
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Delaware First Time Home Buyer Seminar

There will be a Delaware First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Saturday, January 18, 2013, 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 tri-merge credit report. The seminar will cover all of the basics of buying a home in Delaware. The seminar will cover Delaware FHA loans, Delaware VA loans, Delaware USDA Rural Housing Loans, First Time Home Buyer Loan Programs, and the Delaware 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.
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Maryland Home Buyer Seminar January 25, 2014

John Thomas December 16, 2013 Tags: , , ,

Maryland First Time Home Buyer Seminar

There will be a Maryland First Time Home Buyer Seminar on Saturday, January 25, 2014, 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 tri-merge credit report. The seminar will cover all of the basics of buying a new home in Maryland. The seminar will cover Maryland FHA loans, Maryland VA loans, Maryland USDA Rural Housing Loans, First Time Home Buyer Loan Programs, and the Maryland FHA 203k Rehab loans. Each participant will receive a Credit Scoring Handbook, Home Buying Handbook, and an opportunity to meet with a certified mortgage planner to be pre-approved to buy a home at the seminar. You will also learn the importance of credit in buying a home and learn valuable tips on how to improve your credit score. Learn what programs are available to help with down payment and closing costs. The new loan limits for conventional and FHA will be covered as well as changes to borrowing 100% financing.
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