by Jason Boone | Mar 2, 2017 | Buying a home, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Mortgages
By Jason Boone Even as the housing market rebounded from the depths of the recession, big banks largely stood on the sideline. They watched as nonbank institutions — companies that only make loans and don’t offer traditional banking services such as savings and...
by Jason Boone | Sep 26, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Mortgages
By Jason Boone Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen announced this month that the central bank would not raise its benchmark interest rate. What can be read into that for the housing market in Bend, Oregon? First understand that the Fed Funds Rate is used to set...
by Jason Boone | Jul 1, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgages
By Jason Boone Voters in Great Britain helped make home ownership more affordable for buyers in the United States. The effect isn’t huge, but it’s there. The late-June “Brexit” referendum, which came down on the side of Britain leaving the European Union, had an...
by Jason Boone | Apr 27, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgages, Real Estate News
By Jason Boone Not that it was altogether unexpected, but the Federal Reserve voted on Wednesday to stand pat with its key federal funds rate. Still, such a move (or lack thereof) probably will be cause for relief for anyone worried that they might have missed their...
by Jason Boone | Feb 25, 2016 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Mortgages
By Jason Boone Negative interest rates have been a hot topic of late among those who follow fiscal policy. (And really, who doesn’t?) This is not without reason. Europe had already delved into negative interest policy when the Bank of Japan decided in January to...
by Jason Boone | Oct 29, 2015 | Bend Oregon Real Estate, Home Buying Tips, Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage Loan, Mortgages
By Jason Boone To rent or buy a home is an age-old question. It also happens to be among the most important financial decisions anyone can make. The real estate market in Bend, Oregon, has continued to show strength since the Great Recession has relented. Meanwhile,...
