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DFW Mortgage Market Update: Mid-May 2017

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This week we had housing news that was not as good as expected. While new housing starts are strong, but the stock market took a dive due to the current political climate. Interest rates improved, but look for next week to make an adjustment.

Since March we have seen a steady climb. If you had were locked in March, you are doing well. You should try to lock in rates now due to...

DFW Mortgage Update – April 29, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Hello, home buyers and happy weekend.

Great things. Stats show great appreciate 8.2% for a metro area. Fantastic place to buy a home. We will continue to see appreciation in this range for the next few years. For instance: $10,000 down on a $200,000 home that $20k on 8% appreciate you will make $16,000

Rates Not only appreciation is up, but inventory is...

DFW Mortgage Market Update: Rates held strong after solid Jobs Report

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Hello home buyers and happy weekend.

This is a weekly update to educate you on what is happening in the market, how that affects rates and how that affects you while you’re out shopping for homes.

Dense news week with Ben Bernanke was speaking to Congress and the Federal Reserve meeting. No Fed hike, but looking to may have an increase in June. The jobs report...

DFW Mortgage Update – April 15, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Hello home buyers and happy weekend. Find out if you should lock-in your interest rate today and learn why now may be the perfect time to buy a new home or sell your home if you’re thinking about it.

This past week say 3.5 days of trading, so there wasn’t a ton of activity. But prices did go up, which means mortgage interest rates have gone down. For those folks who were...

DFW Market Update – April 1, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Hello home buyers and happy April Fool’s Day. Today we offer you only truths — no tricks!

This week we talk about what is happening with interest rates and how that impacts how much it costs to borrow money to buy a home.

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of ups and downs with interest rates. Now we’re in a sideways trading range — meaning...

DFW Mortgage Update – March 18, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

As you shop for a new home, top of mind is how much home can I afford and what is it going to cost me. The interest rate you secure for a home mortgage is impacted by the Bond Market and the Federal Funds Rate.

So how does it work? And what does it mean when interest rates go up?

Mortgage broker Andy Tuttle of The Tuttle Group explains why home interest rates don’t always...

Preparing Your Home for Selling

Preparing Your Home for Selling - The Tuttle Group

If you’ve never sold a home before, the entire process can be a bit intimidating. While remaining in the home and maintaining your lifestyle, you have to ready it for prospective home buyers to come by at a moments notice. Below are tips on how to prep, clean, and get it ready for showing.

Preparing for a Home Showing Curb Appeal

It all starts...

DFW Weekly Market Update- Feb. 25, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Strong Housing News Helps Interest Rates

Hello home shoppers! You’ll want to bundle up this weekend as we’ve got a bit of a chill in the air. Luckily you’ll be able to go out looking warm and informed.

Interest rates ended the week about .125% better than at the start of the week. Tune-in as Andy Tuttle from The Tuttle Group tells you why and what this means for...

DFW Weekly Market Update- Feb. 18, 2017

DFW Real Estate Market Update - The Tuttle Group

Hello home buyers and sellers. Thanks for joining us for our weekly update letting you know what is going on in the market and how it affects you when you’re shopping for homes.

Wow, was there a lot of news this week! We had a couple scares in the market that pushed rates higher early in the week which was joined by other big news activities:

Jobless claims report came...

DFW Market Update- February 11, 2017

Realtors DFW - The Tuttle Group

Welcome to all of you looking for a new home and those wanting to understand how the current market conditions impact interest rates right now. The DFW Market Update is a weekly update from Andy Tuttle of The Tuttle Group. Andy talks about all of the current news impacting the home buying market.

This week Andy talks about the rally in the Stock Market and how it pressured interest...

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