Homeowner’s fall & winter maintenance checklist
The best way to avoid expensive home repairs is to consistently keep up with home maintenance. Check the items below that apply to your home and locale!
The best way to avoid expensive home repairs is to consistently keep up with home maintenance. Check the items below that apply to your home and locale!
Fannie Mae released a housing survey showing 70% of those polled in June and July feel now is a good time to buy a home. This is up from a 64% reading in January. At the same time, 83% of those people surveyed think it's a bad time to sell, which isn't such a terrible thing, since there's still plenty of inventory for buyers to choose from.
After falling for several weeks, stronger than expected economic data caused Austin mortgage rates to turn a little higher late this week. Upside surprises in important labor market, housing, and manufacturing reports were negative for the Austin mortgage market and positive for stocks.
This is a time for Austin mortgage borrowers to be careful. Take advantage of any rally the market gives you and get on the bus before it leaves the station.
Best bet for Austin mortgage borrowers is to lock in their interest rate. It just makes cents (and dollars too). Expect the day to be one of “squaring up” for traders in both bonds and stocks, with not much movement seen from current levels.
One report doesn’t turn the trend but at the same time, we have been warning about topping action and poor risk reward in gambling with this market. Time for Austin mortgage borrowers to get a little defensive, looking to Friday’s employment report for a little more economic clarity.