• Time Is Of The Essence: What Does It Mean?,Trina Heinmiller

    Time Is Of The Essence: What Does It Mean?

    The phrase “time is of the essence” is used often in real estate contracts and we’ve mentioned it numerous times in our posts breaking down real estate forms and addenda. What exactly does it mean and what are the implications to buyers and sellers when they are reminded that time is of the essence

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  • Mortgage Rates Jump Back Toward 7% After Jobs Report,Matthew Graham

    Mortgage Rates Jump Back Toward 7% After Jobs Report

    Mortgage rates have enjoyed a nice run since May 21st, with the MND Index (average top tier 30yr fixed scenarios) falling from a recent peak of 7.08% to this week's low of 6.87%. As recently as yesterday afternoon, rates were still much closer to those lows at 6.89%.  One day can make a big di

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  • Mortgage Rates Little Changed, But Friday Could See a Bigger Move,Matthew Graham

    Mortgage Rates Little Changed, But Friday Could See a Bigger Move

    Mortgage rates began the day perfectly in line with yesterday's latest levels for the average lender. By the afternoon, the underlying bond market had lost enough ground that a handful of lenders were forced to issue mid-day reprices thus taking the average just a bit higher. Unlike the past few da

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  • Biggest Daily Drop For Mortgage Rates in Over a Month,Matthew Graham

    Biggest Daily Drop For Mortgage Rates in Over a Month

    Whether or not today's drop in rates is meaningful depends on one's perspective, but in the context of recent rate movement, it's definitely noticeable.  The simplest way to think about the improvement is as follows: the average lender is now about an eighth of a percent lower in just over a we

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