Rodrigo Hulse - Portland Loan Team LLC - MLO #1033813

12/28/2021

The sub $200k bracket is basically gone and the $200-$300 looks to be on its way out too!

10/01/2021

Big news! My conforming loan limit is now $625,000!! That's $76k higher than the current limit! A person can buy a $657,000 home with 5% down.

This is only available to brokers for now.

05/18/2021

Good info on credit scores and getting a mortgage.

If you’re finding credit scores are a hindrance rather than an asset to your home-buying journey, never fear. Here's how to improve it:

05/14/2020

Good news!

The governor rejected two applications, from Polk and Marion counties.

01/06/2020

A picture is worth a 1000 words.

12/29/2019

Interesting that first time buyer age is actually falling while the age of all buyers is rising.

In our previous post, we presented a new measure of first-time homebuyers. In this post, we use this improved measure to describe the characteristics of first-time buyers and how those characteristics change over time. Having an accurate assessment of first-time buyers is important given that the ai...

12/22/2019

I love the details the kids come up with! 😂

What happens when you ask a bunch of kids to tell the story of Christmas? Enjoy this story of Bethle-ha-ha-ham and the magical star that appeared.

12/06/2019

Wow!

From Torsten Sløk: The rise since the financial crisis is particularly noteworthy. This is driven by an aging population, affordability, higher student debt levels, and tighter mortgage lending standards for young people and individuals with lower credit scores. All these forces have also contribut...

04/16/2019

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