Peter LaRock - Guild Mortgage

01/29/2025

Had an absolutely fantastic time in Richmond today with the Blue Ridge Association of Realtors!

09/28/2023

https://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/markets/mortgage-rates-09272023

It's with no great pleasure (none of any kind, for that matter) that we find ourselves in a position to report, yet again, that mortgage rates have sailed decisively to another new multi-decade high.  Today's installment is fairly unpleasant given that the average lender actually be...

04/18/2023

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/millennial-generation-financial-issues-income-homeowners/673485/

Millennials’ homeownership rates in 2020 were only slightly behind Boomers’ and Gen Xers’ at the same age: 50 percent of Boomers owned their own home as 25-to-39-year-olds, compared with 48 percent of Millennials, hardly a difference deserving of headlines or social-media memes.

After a rough start, the generation is thriving. Why doesn’t it feel that way?

04/14/2023

https://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/markets/mortgage-rates-04112023

This cracked me up - sure, you can get a 40 year FHA. All you have do is get in trouble on your existing FHA mortgage and get it modified. Not the sweet deal most people are hoping for

Mortgage rates didn't do much today (the average lender drifted microscopically, and Wednesday's CPI data has infinitely more power to move the needle anyway) so let's take our time to focus on something that's actually interesting and oh-so-timely. The Rumor: FHA announced a new 40....

10/17/2022

We want to wish our buyer, Rachel, a big congratulations on her new home.
Thank you Peter LaRock with Guild Mortgage - NE Division for a swift transaction.
*These beets in the garden conveyed with the house!

10/08/2022

Come see me this Sunday.
OPEN HOUSE 10:00AM-Noon
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10/04/2022

"In the present case, the housing and mortgage markets are in an infinitely better position to emerge strong from the economic downturn the Fed is determined to deliver." https://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/markets/mortgage-rates-10012022
What does that mean for you?
If you find a lovely home like this one listed by Angie - and it works for your budget now, you can have a high degree of confidence that you're not going to lose equity like in 2008, and if rates come back down, you'll come out even stronger.

SELLER IS OFFERING 5K FOR YOU TO USE TO HELP BUY DOWN YOUR INTEREST RATE OR TO ASSIST WITH CLOSING COST WITH A FULL PRICE OFFER! PLUS, THERE HAS BEEN A PRICE IMPROVEMENT.  End unit brick-front townhome in Orchard Hill, just minutes to I-81, Rt. 37 and a quick drive to Old Town Wi******er. The large...