Wallick and Volk
In the 29th episode of the BobMortgage Zone, Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) gets down to the nitty gritty of that initial pre-qualification discussion. As Bob tells a client who hasn’t purchased a home in a while, the pre-qualification conversation isn’t anything you should be anxious about. Instead, it covers some important information that can help…
Read MoreHow does Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage) decide whether it’s time to carefully float or lock in interest rates for his clients? This past week’s stock market slide and brief rally provide an excellent example. The stock market, heavily influenced by the affects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the recent increase in interest rates by…
Read MoreAs 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…
Read MoreIt’s a big week for market watchers, says Bob Johnson (AKA BobMortgage), senior mortgage adviser at the nation’s oldest private lender, Wallick & Volk, in the 74th episode of the Mortgage Report. According to our most-trusted mortgage expert, it’s take-it-to-the-bank certain that the Federal Reserve will raise the Fed Funds rate this week. However, don’t…
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