by Alterna Mortgage | Mar 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
US home prices keep on climbing and now some are saying they have seen signs of a housing bubble on the way. While it it too early to tell exactly what will happen, what we do know is that a lot was learned from the last housing crash. If these concerning trends...
by Alterna Mortgage | Mar 18, 2022 | Financing, Inflation, Interest rates, Mortgage Programs, Real Estate
Thanks to a 40-year high in inflation, Americans are already facing higher prices at the gas pump and the grocery stores. And now the cost of borrowing will increase as well. With an increase of the benchmark rate a quarter of a point on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve...
by Alterna Mortgage | Mar 9, 2022 | Financing, Interest rates, Real Estate
Interest rates retreated from 2019 peaks as the Ukraine invasion by Russia escalates and grows more uncertain. No one knows if, when, and how this will end. When the world experiences tense geopolitical moments, it drives what is called a “safe-haven” trade into the...
by Alterna Mortgage | Mar 2, 2022 | Inflation, Interest rates
Russia/Ukraine Remains Unresolved High oil prices are rough. It’s a tax on consumers that goes uncollected. Should the Russia/Ukraine story escalate, and oil prices head higher, the Fed will have to soften its tone and be more dovish or accommodative. The opposite is...
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