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First American Home Warranty Program Maryann Page-Azambuja Maryann Page-Azambuja, Area Manager, First American Home Buyers Protection, joins The Housing Hour to discuss how First American Home Warranty program can save you thousands of dollars of out pocket repairs. Maryann explains how a home warranty offers resources to help you maintain your home and keep home … Continue reading This Week on The Housing Hour: Maryann Page-Azambuja
As you search for a new home, one of the most important considerations you’ll be making is in regard to your mortgage interest rate. A mortgage is one of the largest expenses you’ll pay in your life, often the single largest, and even a small gap in interest can make a pretty huge difference over … Continue reading Basics on Shopping Mortgage Rates
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week lower which put a little upward pressure on rates. Trading was thin surrounding the holiday. The data Monday was better than expected. Leading Economic Indicators rose 1.2% versus the expected 1.1% increase. News out of the Eurozone resulted in some flight to safety buying of US debt … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, November 27th, 2017
Mortgage Investors Group (MIG) has been committed to helping Tennesseans fulfill their dreams of homeownership for 28 years this month. Our company has served more than 100,000 clients in excess of $16.5 billion since co-founders Chuck Tonkin II and Chrissi Rhea opened a modest lending office in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1989 with five colleagues. Today, … Continue reading 100 Things to Be Thankful For This Year
If you’re a service member, veteran or eligible surviving spouse, we at Mortgage Investors Group are proud to help you toward homeownership with our VA loan options. VA loans through the US Department of Veterans Affairs have been available since 1944, and can be used for everything from basic financing and refinancing to repairs and … Continue reading Debunking Common VA Loan Myths
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week near unchanged which held rates steady. Prices rose the first portion of the week as stocks were weaker. That trend reversed Thursday as the DOW closed up 187 points and MBS prices sold off. Producer prices rose 0.4% and the core value, which excludes the volatile food … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, November 20th, 2017
Mother Of Thanksgiving- Sarah Josepha Hale Written by: Mike Allegra Allegra author of Sarah Give Thanks, a beautiful children’s books that describe’s the life of Sarah Josepha Hale and her 36-year struggle to make Thanksgiving a national holiday! Sarah was a magazine “editress” and an avid writer who penned the famous children’s poem ‘Mary Had … Continue reading The Housing Hour Thanksgiving Special
What is more romantic than cozying up with your significant other in front of a sizzling fire? Plus, what is more relaxing than arriving home from a long work day, sitting back in a recliner, and unwinding close to a glowing hearth? If you never have started a fire inside a fireplace, this post is … Continue reading Tips for Starting a Fire in Your Fireplace
There are multiple parties involved in a standard mortgage situation, and one such party is often forgotten about until the time comes when they’re needed: The underwriter. The underwriting process is one that’s present to ensure that you’ve accurately represented yourself as a potential borrower, and that a lender and home seller have done the … Continue reading What to Know About Underwriting
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week lower which put upward pressure on rates. The strange thing with the recent selloff is the fact that it paralleled weakness in stocks. Usually we see an inverse relationship with the 2 markets but not this week. Rates were positive the beginning of the week amid no … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, November 13th, 2017
Fireplaces often serve as a focal point inside a room. Whether an eco-friendly ethanol fireplace or traditional wood-burning one, fireplaces add value to your home and enhance your space. Selecting the proper fireplace may be challenging. Here are the pros and cons of different kinds of fireplaces. Wood-burning fireplaces Wood-burning fireplaces are the most traditional … Continue reading Pros & Cons of Different Types of Fireplaces
MARKET COMMENT Mortgage bond prices finished the week higher which helped recover some of the recent rate increases. Rates were positive the beginning of the week after a tame inflation reading. Core PCE, the Fed’s preferred gauge, rose 0.1% as expected. Personal income and spending rose 0.4% and 1% respectively. Some of the rate improvements … Continue reading MIG Market Watch, November 6th, 2017
