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05/18/2023

05/03/2023

05/01/2023

TLDR: Your credit score remains the most important driver of your mortgage rate. These new fees mean that some borrowers with high credit scores get less of a break than in the past. and people with lower scores will get more of a break on the fees.
However, the lowest fees on the new fee schedule still go to borrowers with high credit scores.

The reward for stellar credit has narrowed for some homebuyers — but are they really paying more now for a mortgage?

04/27/2023

Mortgage application volume increased during the week ending April 21. The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said its Market Composite Index, a measure of that volume, rose 3.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the prior week and was 5 percent higher before adjustment. The Refinanc...

04/25/2023

Baby-boomers home market is booming!

Most baby boomers are repeat buyers who have housing equity to propel them into their dream home and who are making housing trades later in life.

04/03/2023

For generations, the family that owned the artwork believed it to be a cheap knockoff. They even called it "the Breughel" as a joke.

02/24/2023

A new area code is coming to the region and may be assigned to new phone numbers sooner than expected. Earlier Report - New Area Code For Hudson Valley Gets ApprovalBecause the region currently covered by the 845 area code is rap…

02/23/2023

The preferred choice of heating system for much of today’s new construction in the Hudson Valley.

The devices are increasingly the target of misconception and, at times, misinformation. We’ve got the facts.

02/02/2023

Housing market in the Hudson Valley is expected to pick up again in Q2 of 2023

Buyers are returning after being sidelined by a jump in borrowing costs, but experts say that the uncertain state of the economy is what will drive the market’s next moves.

01/16/2023

Lack of diversity is a huge problem in the appraisal industry.

Two veteran appraisers and a newcomer have different but compatible approaches to combating discrimination against Black homeowners.