This week I had the pleasure of attending a Rotary Club of Portland meeting that featured a presentation by local economist Dr. Randall Pozdena from QuantEcon inc.
In this presentation, Dr. Pozdena recounted the factors that led us to where we are presently regarding our mortgage/credit crisis situation. He had some great insights, and I left […]

I’ve been asked why Fed rate cuts have not resulted in lower mortgage rates. This question came up from two clients yesterday. Last night I sat down last night to write about it, and ran across this post in Transparent Real Estate.
Pat does such a great job laying this out, I was […]

There have been a lot of changes afoot in the mortgage industry, as anyone who watches television or uses the internet already knows. As the demand for Mortgage Backed securities shrinks, the industry at large is attempting to bring a higher level of quality to their pools of loans. What this means to […]

This weeks Mortgage Market Guide reviews the financial markets of the previous week and which could affect the Portland Oregon real estate market.  The past weeks we saw some wild swings in both directions, but in the end fixed home loan rates came down by about .25% to end the week.
The key economic reports due […]

This weeks Mortgage Market Guide reviews the financial markets and the certain impacts to the Portland Oregon real estate market.  The past week was up and down again, but we saw fixed home loan rates come down by about .25% to end the week.
Several key economic reports are due for release this week including:  Housing […]

The weekly Mortgage Market Guide provides an overview of the financial markets as they relate to mortgages and quite possibly the local Portland Oregon real estate market.  This past week was again a volatile market as we saw fixed home loan rates go up by about .375% with possibly more increases to come.
The fluctuation in […]

Here’s a weekly update of the mortgage finance markets which could impact the Portland real estate market in the coming weeks. This weeks Mortgage Market Guide discusses the volatility of the bond and mortgage market from the past week and predicts more of the same as we approach the next Fed Meeting and Rate […]