• 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 End Week Unchanged. Next Week, Probably Not...,Matthew Graham

    Mortgage Rates End Week Unchanged. Next Week, Probably Not...

    It's no great secret that the outgoing week didn't offer much in terms of hotly anticipated events with the power to make or break momentum in the rate market.  But as it happened, there was ultimately no impact whatsoever by the time Friday afternoon rolled around.  Actually, rates were a

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  • Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Higher Again,Matthew Graham

    Mortgage Rates Drift Slightly Higher Again

    After falling for 5 straight days leading into Tuesday, mortgage rates have now moved slightly higher on each of the past two days. As was the case with the improvement, the bounce back has been exceedingly modest in its pace. In fact, most borrowers will be seeing the same rates today vs last week

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  • Mortgage Rates Tick Higher, But Just Barely,Matthew Graham

    Mortgage Rates Tick Higher, But Just Barely

    It's been a pretty good run for mortgage rates since hitting their most recent highs last Tuesday. Each subsequent day saw a modest improvement. That winning streak finally ended today, but just barely. The average top tier 30yr fixed rate was only 0.01% higher compared to yesterday. For all practi

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