Scott Green - Monument Mortgage Group

01/25/2025

Good read.

Can Trump Actually Force Rates to Move Lower? Yes, but not immediately, not the way

03/23/2024

Are you thinking of purchasing a home? Call me, and let's discuss your options.

This week's main event was Wednesday's Fed announcement. A rate cut was wholly out of the question, but markets wanted to know how recent inflation surprises changed the Fed's outlook. Turns out, not much!

10/14/2023

Are the Feds done raising interest rates?

After hitting the highest levels in decades last week, mortgage rates dropped sharply at the beginning of this week. At first glance, this was a classic flight to safety following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas Conflict, but at the same time, markets were possibly just as interested in a change in...

06/02/2023

I wanted to bring your attention to an important email I recently received from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions that could potentially impact your financial well-being.

Please take a moment to review the information provided below. I strongly advise reaching out to your homeowner's insurance agent for further guidance and clarification on how this may affect you.

A.R.S 11-1025 - The owner of a dog which THAT bites a person when the person is in or on a public place or lawfully in or on a private place, including the property of the owner of the dog, is liable for damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of its viciousness. This act applies to new policies of insurance and renewed policies of insurance issued from and after June 30, 2023.

12/02/2022

As far as financial markets are concerned, a green Christmas is better than anything Bing Crosby could have crooned about. Green is the color that flashes,...

10/26/2022

Buyer Beware! Always review all documents when electronically signing.

10/04/2022

Sometimes loans get hit by an unexpected storm, and you must stop and clean up the mess and move forward. My tree snapped and fell into my neighbor's yard yesterday afternoon from the wind. The chain saw wouldn't work, so we used a handsaw and started sawing away on the branches. It took two trips to the dump this morning, and now my neighbor has their yard back.

09/30/2022

Check out these mortgage rates from 1985! This was from Rocket Mortgage’s rates, formerly Quicken Loans. It’s all about perspective.

09/29/2022

In the market for a new home, refinance, or Home Equity Line of Credit? Call us today to get pre-qualified!

09/23/2022

Check out the September housing survey. I wonder what October will look like?

The MBS Highway Survey, which is comprised of roughly 3,000 Mortgage and Real Estate Professionals, was just released for September. We created a new shareable image below, which is a great touch point for customers and referral partners. There is certainly a slowdown in activity and pricing pressur...

09/16/2022

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