Click to watch on YouTube Financial Markets- Stocks I recently learned that the Dow Jones is a much smaller sample size of the stock market than the S&P 500, so moving forward I will use the S&P 500 index. The Dow Jones consists of 30 large
Jan 29, 2024 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Interest Rates
Conventional loan limit for 2024 has increased to $766,550 A buyer can put as little as 3% down on a sales price up to $790,000 (if they are a first-time home buyer) A buyer can put as little as 5% down on a sales price up to $807,000. A buyer can put a
Nov 30, 2023 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Down Payment Assistance Interest Rates Mortgage Rates
Click here for Audio Version Product Update: Cardinal financial has updated its conventional loan limit to $750,000 in anticipation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s 2024 loan limit release. A buyer can put as little as 3% down on a sales pric
Oct 31, 2023 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Mortgage Rates Interest Rates
Loan Declines on the Rise According to a recent article in Forbes, loan applications across all types of credit are being declined at a much higher percentage than usual. I thought this was interesting because anecdotally it sure has felt lik
Sep 29, 2023 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Interest Rates Mortgage Rates
Financial Markets- Stocks The markets held their breath as Fed Chairman Powell spoke about their stance on inflation, and while he warned of possible rate hikes should inflation show any signs of sprouting back up, he also stated that there is an element
Aug 25, 2023 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Interest Rates Mortgage Rates
Click here for Audio Version Financial Markets- Stocks There appears to be some life in the stock market over the past 4 weeks. The Dow is now up roughly 1,200 pts since Memorial Day weekend, but still a little over 2,000 pts from its peak in December of
Jun 29, 2023 | Financial Markets Southern Nevada Real Estate Data Mortgage Market Review Interest Rates Mortgage Rates