Skyline Home Loans - Scottsdale

09/03/2018

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02/02/2018

RATES ON A ROLL
Mortgage interest rates continue to climb according to the latest Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS). Rates reached their highest level since March 2017 during the week ending January 25 - the fourth consecutive week that the 30-year fixed rate mortgage has increased. If you are renting, now is the time to consider purchasing a home. If you are a veteran, you may qualify for a 0% down loan. There are also loans with minimum requirements as low as 3.5%. Give us a call today, the pre-approval process is simple and takes about 15-20 minutes.

01/26/2018

Rent prices jumped 3.1% in 2017. Will prices continue to increase?

As a result of housing prices bottoming out in 2012, rent prices have increased drastically. According to Trulia’s rental analysis, the price of rent continues to increase in major metropolitan areas such as Washington, Sacramento, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles and show no sign of slowing down.

Since the end of 2012, the total rent has increased by 19.6% overall. With rent prices steadily rising, it may be time for you to consider purchasing your own home! At Skyline, we make the process very simple. Reach out to one of our licensed mortgage experts to help you with the start of your home buying process!

01/15/2018

"If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Skyline Home Loans will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King day.

08/15/2017

Get Ready for 2018 with IKEA's New Catalog

"Make room for life" is the newest theme to be unveiled by the world's largest furniture retailer, IKEA. The IKEA 2018 catalog was recently released featuring space-saving ideas for rooms of any size. Real Simple magazine highlighted 9 of their favorite items from the new catalog, everything from so

08/11/2017

MBA: Housing shortage boosts demand for new home purchases

The demand from consumers who are looking to buy an existing home is spilling over into new home purchases, according to a new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The MBA's latest Builder Applications Survey tracks the current homebuilder trends across the country. Here's what the associat

08/05/2017

The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

On Monday, Aug. 21, the contiguous U.S. will experience a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1979. The eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes directly between the sun and the Earth, will cross the country from the West Coast to the East Coast, leaving portions of 14 states momentarily

08/03/2017

Senate to consider bill to end “FICO monopoly" at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Earlier this year, a bipartisan group reintroduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to consider alternative credit-scoring models beyond the FICO credit score the government-sponsored enterprises currently use. Now, a companion bill is being introduc

07/28/2017

Will the home appraisal industry be replaced by technology?

Automation haunts many discussions about the future of work, employment, and the economy. But technological advances may soon hit homes in an unexpected way: could real estate appraisers be replaced by robots? That's the conclusion of a recent article in Bloomberg, which discusses how advances in bi

07/27/2017

How to Sleep Better

By now, we can all agree that sleep is important. It gives the brain time to process everything that happened during the day and it's an important opportunity to relax. But sleep doesn't come easy to everyone. There are a hundred things that can disturb sleep, from anxiety to noise pollution to bad

07/22/2017

Zillow: Median Home Value at New High

The national median home value has reached $200,400, a 7.5 percent increase from last year. Zillow attributed this new peak to a higher buyer demand and a shrinking housing inventory. In some markets, year-over-year gains have been in double-digit figures: Seattle's home values are up 13 percent yea