Betty Anders AVP - Mortgage Origination NMLS #857468

04/05/2024

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FHLBank Boston is offering grants to help homebuyers with down-payments and closing costs. Contact the mortgage team to learn more about the Equity Builder for first-time homebuyers or Housing Our Workforce Programs. Grants are available for a limited time only, starting April 1, and on a first come first served basis.

Contact: https://www.wcu.com/your-life/find-a-mortgage/workers-way-for-first-time-home-buyers/contact-our-mortgage-team

02/28/2023

Deed restrictions and deed-restricted communities can control anything from the number of bedrooms in a house to the types of vehicles in the driveway to neighborhood garage sales. So it’s something to study...

02/27/2023

Home prices haven’t softened that much across the country, and interest rates are still not fun. So why, according to...

02/27/2023

These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact rates. 1) Manufacturing, 2) The Fed, 3) Overseas New...

02/24/2023

This happens when a dream perk at an open house turns into an expensive nightmare. How? You hear it when you find there is no permit paper trail and the home improvements were done without the proper authorizations...

02/23/2023

Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were once again lower than expected, 192K vs. est. of 200K. The more closely watched 4 week moving average is now 191K. Continuing Claims hover near year highs but...

02/22/2023

This afternoon at 2 pm ET the minutes from the Jan FOMC minutes (2/1/23). What we are looking for is any members that were talking about increasing the...

02/21/2023

Renovating your kitchen is a big job and can be a frightening prospect in terms of totaling up the costs. So do you just do a cosmetic remodel...

02/17/2023

They know. They know how eager you are to close escrow on your dream home. And that’s when they hit. Scammers know that when buyers are excited, stressed, and chomping at the bit to sign on the dotted line, it’s the best time to strike...

02/16/2023

Initial Weekly Jobless Claims were lower than expected, 194K vs. est. of 200K. The more closely watched 4 week moving average was very low at 189.5K. Continuing Claims were...

02/15/2023

Yesterday the 10 increased 5 bps, MBS prices down 25 bps; this morning the 10 started up 2 more bps but by 8:45 am ET back to unchanged. Jan retail sales released at 8:30 am expected +1.7% increased 3.0%, excluding autos...

02/14/2023

Cutting off your nose to spite your face? It’s an old expression, but that might be what happens when you lease a car while your loftiest goal is to buy a home. You may well be preventing one by doing the other...