miami beach real estate

Mar
09

The Future of Miami Mortgage Rates – Part I of III

Miami Mortgage Rates Part I
Wow – maybe I bit off more than I can chew here.  Well, lets at least try to dig deep enough to be of value but not too deep that it bores you to tears.  That is one of the main quandaries of being a Miami loan officer – I love [...]




Feb
18

Miamism introduces Chris Brown – Mortgage Broker

It’s not often that we get excited about mortgages, and much less mortgage brokers (no offense to the industry). But we have some amazing news to share with you. Mortgage Broker extraordinaire, Chris Brown, has agreed to share his knowledge and passion with our Miamism readers and we could not be any happier. [...]




Dec
01

Miami Mortgage Rates Report – December 1, 2009

Looks like the Federal Housing Administration is loosening their belts along with the rest of us following Thanksgiving Day stuffing. The rates for FHA are down considerably while conventional rates are climbing in the same period. And jumbo rates are showing signs of lowering as well. All of these items are contrary to [...]




Nov
24

Miami Mortgage Rates Report – November 24, 2009

This is the week to give thanks.
Thanks to the tax credit we have more interest in the housing market. Not just with first time home buyers but now for current home owners as well as long as they’ve owned for more than 6 years.
Thanks to the market and the Feds that have kept interest rates [...]




Nov
05

Congress Passed the Federal Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension and Expansion

Talk about Good News…..but the wait was well worth it.
According to an email we just received from RAMB,
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate voted (98-0) to pass a bill which extended and expanded the federal homebuyer tax credit.  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives did the same (403-12).  It’s now on its way to the President for [...]