06/01/2026
What Every Lender Knows About Your 90 Day Closing - But Won't Tell You.
You found the home. It closes in 90 days.
So you started collecting rate quotes. Three lenders, three numbers, and you're hunting for the lowest one.
Stop. That hunt is quietly costing you — and here's the part nobody explains.
I've helped buyers finance new construction for years. The ones who win don't shop rates. They shop strategy. Here's the difference.
1. A quote today is good for today. Your home isn't ready for 90 days. Rates move every single day. Nobody — not me, not any lender — can promise where they'll land when you actually close. So a quote today is a guess about a number that doesn't exist yet.
2. The lowest quote is a hook, not a promise. The easiest way to win your business is to flash a low number. But a number with no plan behind it is bait. What protects you is who's watching the market across your 90 days and locking you at the right moment.
3. The rate is one line on a page full of lines. Points, credits, loan structure, what it costs you over 5, 7, and 10 years — that's where the real money lives. The other lender shows you a rate and a payment. I'll show you what the whole decision costs you and earns you over time.
So here's what to actually do with your 90 days:
→ Pick the advisor before the rate. You're hiring a strategy, not buying a number. → Ask who's watching the market for you — and when they'll lock. → Get the full cost picture, not just the monthly payment. → Then let the rate come to you, instead of chasing it.
Think of it like this: buying a rate today for a home that's 90 days out is like buying the food today for a dinner party next season. By the time the date arrives, what you grabbed is already spoiled.
Date the rate. Marry the house.
You buy the home you love. The financing is a plan we manage together — and adjust if the market moves.
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