by Irene Moustakas | Aug 14, 2008 | General Market News
I know, I know… we don’t need an official report to tell us this, but here it is anyway. The overall July Consumer Price Index (CPI) came out this morning and the reported figure was a hefty 0.8%. The CPI is the economic measure of consumer inflation and...
by Irene Moustakas | Aug 12, 2008 | Business Promotion, Rates
One of my fortes in my business is that I’m constantly monitoring the market and interest rate trends – always daily and often hourly. If you’re ever curious where they’re headed or WHY they’re headed that way, I’d be happy to talk...
by Irene Moustakas | Aug 8, 2008 | Rates
We’re in an extremely volatile market and it isn’t unusual to get multiple interest rate changes within a single day. It feels like lenders are quick to increase rates when the market is doing poorly, and slow to improve rates when the market is doing...
by Irene Moustakas | Aug 7, 2008 | Industry News
UPDATE to conforming loan limit changes are reviewed on 3/29/09 here: http://loansbyireneblog.com/2009/03/28/explaining-the-conforming-loan-limit-changes/ Many of you are already aware of one of the major components of the Economic Stimulus Plan: the temporary...
by Irene Moustakas | Aug 6, 2008 | Miscellaneous
I’m pretty excited about this new adventure in blogging that I’ve decided to embark upon! I have a wealth of information to share pertaining to mortgages, the market, lending guidelines and the industry as a whole. I’m constantly researching and am...