
July 20, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Solid, ultra low interest rate jumbo mortgage loans are being actively funded by remembering the lending philosophy we relied on before the risk could be passed…

July 20, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Solid, ultra low interest rate jumbo mortgage loans are being actively funded by remembering the lending philosophy we relied on before the risk could be passed…

May 24, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – For the last month we have had a rare confluence of negative geopolitical, economic and environmental events that have pushed jumbo mortgage rates to the lowest…

The enormous social pressure and the expectations that come with it lead to misunderstandings and confusion. Here’s my advice to someone in the market: In an era where house prices rise…

Ten’s of Millions of homeowners have adjusted from an ARM with a fixed rate period into a fully adjustable jumbo loan. Following the large drop in LIBOR rates since 2007, floating with the 6-month or…

Mar. 25, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – The value of luxury homes has been declining for 3-4 years now depending on the particular city. We won’t go into specific markets here as that is better…

Orange County, CA — Feb. 24, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Warning: A little technical. This is the Whole Wheat 8 Grain Variety of our ongoing commentary on the jumbo mortgage market. As…

LOS ANGELES, CA — Feb. 18 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Standard and Poor’s released an excellent research piece this week detailing the tidal wave of short sale and foreclosed homes that will be coming…

Recently much of the news regarding jumbo mortgages has been about the limited availability of true jumbo loans as well as the strict underwriting of conforming jumbo mortgage products. Conforming…