Mortgage Report

Mortgage Report: The State of The Global Economy And Your Mortgage

By Joanna England / November 19, 2018 /

It’s not too much of a reach to think about how your homebuying experience could be affected by the global economy. Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), senior vice president of the nation’s oldest private lender — Wallick & Volk — serves it up in this 80th episode of the Mortgage Report. Concerns regarding Brexit in the…

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Mortgage Report: Fear in The Stock Market is Putting Up Positive Bond Numbers

By Joanna England / October 29, 2018 /

There was a lot of downward trending for the stock market last week, but overall, that’s positive for the bond market and interest rates, says Bob Johnson (AKA Bob Mortgage) the senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk.  Our most-trusted mortgage adviser explains that, as people react to the plummeting…

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Mortgage Report: Taking it Day to Day in a Volatile Market

By Joanna England / October 22, 2018 /

As Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) notes in the 78th episode of The Mortgage Report, our market is at a very exceptional place right now. According to the minutes released by the Federal Reserve, another interest rate hike is on its way in December. And as our most-trusted mortgage expert told us in last week’s episode…

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Mortgage Report: Inflation Remains Stable, But Fed Comments Influence Bond Market

By Joanna England / October 1, 2018 /

As our most-trusted mortgage expert told us in last week’s Mortgage Report, there was news on the way that could definitely influence the bond market. Those indicators were the PCE, one of the Fed’s favorite measures of inflation, and of course Fed chairman Jerome Powell’s comments.  As expected, the bond market had a bit of…

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Mortgage Report: Refinance Apps Down, Purchase Applications Up

By Bethany Erickson / September 17, 2018 /
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For the 73rd episode of the Mortgage Report, Bob Johnson (AKABobMortgage) reveals that the Mortgage Bankers Association announced that refinance applications are down, but home purchase applications are up. What does it mean? Bob explains that and more. And pro-tip: If you follow BobMortgage on Instagram, you can get daily updates on Bob’s lock or float positions,…

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