Rising mortgage rates of late are giving scare to would-be homebuyers. Rates that were sitting at historic lows a few weeks ago are now skyrocketing upward. A tick down here and there in between jumps, but overall, those record low rates seem to be history now. We've been seeing a slow and steady recovery according […]
Low Gulf Shores Mortgage Rates Come To An End
The days of record low Gulf Shores mortgage rates have apparently come to an end as fixed-mortgage rates hover around 4%. And while there are many saying that rising rates won't hurt the housing market, others are more concerned. Many analysts seem to agree that if Gulf Shores mortgage rates rise much more above where […]
Rising Rates Bad for Gulf Shores Housing
Gulf Shores housing is facing what some financial experts call "very concerning circumstances" when it comes to rising mortgage rates. Peter Tchir of TF Market Advisors, a New York research, asset management, and consulting firm, puts it quite simply, "Rising rates are bad, particularly bad when it comes to one of the bright spots for […]
Gulf Shores Mortgage Rates Spike
Gulf Shores mortgage rates have topped 4 percent for the first time in over a year, while at the same time, mortgage applications fell more than 11 percent. Diana Olick reports on how rising Gulf Shores mortgage rates may impact the housing recovery. Economists are still cautiously bullish on real estate for two main reasons. […]
What Your Credit Score Says About You
Your credit score operates on the assumption that the near future will look a lot like the recent past, and that going forward, people can be expected to behave pretty much as they always have. Since most people will exhibit the same basic behaviors for years at a time, be they good or bad, it's […]
Many Gulf Shores Home Buyers Remain Clueless
Gulf Shores home buyers have been flocking to the market in droves this past year, trying to take advantage of affordable prices and record-low mortgage interest rates while they still can. When it comes to applying for a mortgage — the most important aspect of the home-buying process — recent surveys found that about one […]
Buying Gulf Shores Real Estate? Credit Score Mistakes
If you're like many people these days, either thinking of buying Gulf Shores real estate, or refinancing your current mortgage, there's a lot you have to consider before doing either one. But before you get too busy thinking about how you'll spend the money you'll save by refinancing, or what your dream home might look […]
Most Lenders Believe The Gulf Shores Housing Recovery is Real
A new survey of bank risk professionals, when asked about Gulf Shores housing, shows the originations space warming to the idea of expanding home lending. Gulf Shores Housing Prices Sustainable Approximately 70% of the professionals surveyed feel home prices are rising at a sustainable pace, reaffirming that the Gulf Shores housing recovery is real. FICO […]
Gulf Shores Short Sales Taking Longer
Perhaps the greatest advantage of Gulf Shores short sales to beleaguered homeowners facing default and foreclosure is the opportunity to move on with life and put the bad debt behind them as quickly as possible. Typically, Gulf Shores short sales take longer to sell than normal home sales or foreclosures because of the time required […]
Tight-Fisted Lenders Causing Gulf Shores Homebuyers Problems
Nearly half of all potential Gulf Shores homebuyers can afford the median-priced home in the area, but that’s not much help if they can’t get a mortgage. Six years after the subprime mortgage meltdown, banks remain tight-fisted, even with solid borrowers — a fact they attribute to shifts in government regulation and demands that they buy […]
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