by Anthony | Apr 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The average national rent rose to $1,468 in February, representing a 3.2% increase from the same time last year. Areas that have seen the highest increases in rent also reflect movements concomitant with the average price of a home sale. As expected, Seattle’s...
by Anthony | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Initially, JPMorgan Chase announced that they were increasing their lending standards for home mortgage borrowers. The new threshold would require at least a 20% down payment and a FICO score of minimum 700. This might appear to be severe but the average FICO score in...
by Anthony | Apr 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
First of all, not all debt is calculated equally. There is standard credit card debt, and then student debt, auto loans and home mortgages. They aren’t viewed the same way by the credit agencies. A recent article reported that the average amount...
by Anthony | Apr 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seeing a Buying Slow-Down According to Realtor.com’s March 2020 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report, the nation’s available real estate inventory declined by 191,000 listings, or 15.7%, in March 2020 on an annual comparative basis with March...
by Anthony | Apr 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last month, some economists were predicting a likely recession by 2021. But it was all a guessing game. The economy was white-hot, and then Corona came to town. Consumer spending, business closings, furloughs and social distancing are all pointing to a recession. This...
