JANUARY 4TH, 2010
By MATT STEINMETZ
Only 12 weeks remaining of the Fed MBS purchasing program. I’ve blogged this before but let’s recap.
The fed planned to spend 1.25 trillion dollars buying mortgage backed securities, which are really just bundles of loans, like yours, that are sold on a secondary market, like stocks and bonds. They have spent over 1 trillion and with only 12 weeks remaining will be winding down this program. Why should you care?
Since the secondary market is like any other and responds to supply and demand, when there is less demand, investors will need to be enticed to buy. How do you do that? With larger returns. In this case returns are created by the interest rates, so you can see that higher rates will be needed. This is of course passed on to the consumer, meaning home loan rates are expected to go up.
If you or anyone you know has been on the fence, to buy or refinance, time is running out. We may or may not see one more dip before the 12 weeks is up, but rest assured that unless the Fed extends the program, rates will go up.
Couple higher rates with foreclosures and short sales, we can expect a slight loss in the (small) gains we saw late last year in housing prices. As rates go up the buyers lose purchasing power and are less likely to buy higher priced homes.
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NOVEMBER 1ST, 2009
By MATT STEINMETZ
AB 957 Galgiani (D-Livingston) This law will mandate that buyers of foreclosed homes would have the choice of using a local escrow office to handle the transaction. It also prohibits a seller of residential property from requiring the buyer to use an escrow service company or purchase title insurance chosen by the seller and would also prohibit a seller of residential property from, without good cause, disapproving the use of a title or escrow company chosen by the buyer.
This is Good News! If you have been involved in a purchase of a foreclosed home, you know that the escrow companies were forced on you by the seller. These companies, for the most part, were out of the area, over worked and simply not caring to your needs, since their client was the bank with the foreclosure. Terrible service is usually accompanied with these transactions. Now you can choose your own escrow company, a local company that you or your agent/lender has a relationship with. One that will care for your needs.
A small victory but one that helps!
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Matt Steinmetz
Envoy Mortgage- Voted Top 25 Tech Savvy Lenders by Mortgage Technology Magazine
2151-P Salvio St.
Concord, CA 94520
Phone 925-671-9501 x119
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AUGUST 5TH, 2009
By MATT STEINMETZ
The Economy is getting better! More Foreclosures on the Horizon! Worst unemployment rate in decades. Inflation is not a concern. Inflation will be a concern. The Economy is turning around.
You learn to not pay attention or at least not really believe what you read and hear in the news. If one expert says one way, another expert says another way. Who do you believe?
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Matt Steinmetz
Envoy Mortgage
2151-P Salvio St.
Concord, CA 94520
Phone 925-671-9501 x119
msteinmetz@envoymtg.com
Learn When to Pay Points
Information about the $8,000 First Time Buyer Tax Credit
Information about the $10,000 New Home Tax Credit in CA
Apply for a loan online
JULY 15TH, 2009
By MATT STEINMETZ
Baltimore sues Wells Fargo
The city of Baltimore claims that they have lost tax revenue because Wells Fargo put buyers into subprime loans that should not have qualified for a loan, and that Wells encouraged loan officers, through compensation packages, to give subprime loans to borrowers even if they could get better loans. All of the foreclosures have taken away property tax revenue and Baltimore want to be paid. Two former loan officers have made statements to support that Wells Fargo encouraged this sort of steering clients into subprime loans. I am curious to find out the results of this. If Wells Fargo is found liable for this, what do you think should be the penalty? Comment below.
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Concord, CA Contra Costa County
JULY 15TH, 2009
By MATT STEINMETZ
Reuters says U.S. Officials are weighing a plan to allow borrowers who are falling behind on their mortgage payments avoid eviction by surrendering their home to their lender and paying the lender rent. This is in the think tank because Obama’s Hope for Homeowner’s Plan is not working as they’d hope. This way those who cannot afford their home can still ive in the home for several years. Do you think this is a good idea? Comment where you see “Responses” and at the top right.
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The article goes on to say that 1 in 5 homeowners owe more than their property is worth and with record unemployment today, the Treasury Dept. is looking at ways to save jobless homeowners from losing their home.
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JULY 8TH, 2009
By MATT STEINMETZ
Vice President Joe Biden said the current administration may have miscalculated the jobless problem facing America, as to how bad it would be. Another stimulus plan would mean more Treasury auctions. You know from my previous posts that Treasury auctions can take money away from bonds and increase mortgage rates. A new plan would also cause inflationary problems which would also mean higher rates.
Many Banks that held off on foreclosing on delinquent mortgages are now planning to move forward. A lot of banks held off because they signed up for Obama’s Home Stability Plan, but reports show that a large amount of the loans that have been modified by the lender are still delinquent. People are still not paying their mortgages, even after modifications go through. Not only does this clog up the modification departments for those who want help and would pay, but it tells the lenders the pograms don’t work and perhaps foreclosure is the way to go. Either way, a new wave of foreclosures is on the horizon and this will depress home values further. This is good news if you are in the market to buy.
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