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Advice For the First-Time Home Buyer

Advice For the First-Time Home Buyer

  Are you a first-time home buyer or thinking about buying a home soon? Greenway Mortgage wants you to feel ready and prepared for the biggest, most exciting purchase of your life. We put together some questions for you to answer so that you can see where you stand currently. Go through and answer each and at the end, if you feel confident and ready, reach out to the team at Greenway Mortgage. Alright, here we go! #1 Do you have established credit? Look below to see where your credit score falls. If you answered yes , keep making your payments on time. Do not apply for any more credit as it will lower your credit score. Every point counts. Excellent...

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MarketMinute | What's UP with Rates?

MarketMinute | What's UP with Rates?

Minutes from last month's Fed meeting show a consensus to start reducing balance sheet holdings by $95 billion a month, to be announced in May. Fed members also support multiple half point policy rate hikes this year. Along with balance sheet runoff, this supports higher mortgage rates. Economic signals such as an inverted yield curve for long- and short-term Treasuries point to a possible recession to come in 2023. Higher mortgage rates have pushed refinance applications down 41% from a year ago, but purchase apps were...

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A Mortgage Loan Exclusively for Doctors

A Mortgage Loan Exclusively for Doctors

  Introducing the Doctor Loan One benefit of becoming a doctor is being able to take advantage of unique home financing opportunities. Greenway Mortgage's Doctor Loan  is a great tool to help medical professionals who are looking to achieve the dream of homeownership. What is the Doctor Loan? Becoming a caregiver is not only commendable but it’s often coupled with a significant student loan burden. If you’re a resident, a recent medical school graduate, or at any stage of your career, looking to lose the lease and become a homeowner, the Doctor Loan was specially designed for professionals like you. The Doctor Loan  helps those...

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MarketMinute | Who's buying and who's selling?

MarketMinute | Who's buying and who's selling?

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 0.4% in February and 5.4% year over year, the highest since 1983 but still lower than expected. According to ADP, companies added jobs at a solid pace in March, indicating that hiring is strong despite signs of a tightening labor market. Unemployment claims rose by more than forecast last week to 202K, likely a blip in an otherwise recovering labor market. Pending home sales fell 4.1% in February compared with January. However, purchase applications were up by 1% on the week....

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Delayed Financing Gives Homebuyers Cash Power

Delayed Financing Gives Homebuyers Cash Power

  In many areas, prospective homebuyers understand how difficult the housing market has been. Inventory is tight, prices are up, and competition is intense. In fact, the nation is experiencing one of the most competitive housing markets in history. If you’ve been searching for a home, you can agree. What’s Happening with The Real Estate Market? Homebuyers are finding it hard to compete with other buyers who are making offers well above the asking price. That’s when a good strategy comes into play to ensure your offer gets accepted. One way is to make a cash offer. Making an all-cash offer is a competitive step to secure the home of their dreams, but...

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