One of the biggest and most costly assets you will ever acquire is your home. Do you have the peace of mind knowing your home and family is protected? If something catastrophic happened to you or the main "breadwinner", would…
Sitting on the fence, still renting, thinking about purchasing a home? We can help. Contact us today at 949-415-4101 or jrod@ifminc.com to get pre-approved and we can answer all your questions regarding the home loan process. First-timers aren’t the only…
After a brief pullback at the end of June, homebuyers rushed back into the mortgage market last week, taking advantage of record-low mortgage rates. Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 5% for the week and were a remarkable 33% higher…
Now is an excellent time to purchase a home with low interest rates too. Contact us at 949-415-4101 or jrod@ifminc.com, we are always happy to help! After plunging to nearly the lowest level in its history in April, an index…
Pending home sales soared in May after two down months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reinforcing many observers’ confidence about the housing market’s resilience and role in the country’s economic revival. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a metric based…
Purchase applications were up 18% compared to the same time last year and up 6% from a week ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association‘s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. This gives us two back-to-back weeks of positive year-over-year prints for purchase…
Despite open houses pausing over the spread of COVID-19, a new survey from the National Association of Realtors said that 65% of people who attended an open house within the last year would do so now without hesitation, while another…
Hotels are reopening. Will hotel lobbies built for millennials survive as places to socialize? What about complimentary snacks? Or housekeeping? Will longer stays be discounted after the pandemic? Will smaller hotels have any advantages? Read the full Travelers United article here.
Making passengers feel confident about flying in the post-COVID-19 world will be the key to rejuvenating the aviation system. If passengers think they are going to catch a deadly virus while aboard a flight, they will not fly. If travelers…
Fannie Mae issued a lender letter on Wednesday with additional requirements for borrowers who are self-employed. “Income from a business that has been negatively impacted by changing conditions is not necessarily ineligible for use in qualifying the borrower,” the letter…
