FREE Report – Today’s Guide for Home Loans

Home Loans - The New Normal

Today's home loan market has consumer's confused.  New regulations have tightened an already difficult to understand market place for mortgages.  How do you know if you qualify for a home loan?  What do you need to do to qualify for a very low rate?

Many "would be home owners" are dismayed with the many requirements for home financing and those who want to refinance are also discouraged by the many complaints against the big banks on taking months and months to get the refinance done.

John Sauro, President of North Atlantic Mortgage Corp. say's that consumers must be armed with knowledge. "The home loan market has changed greatly since the credit crash.  Consumers need to be educated before deciding on a home loan and where to apply for one.  Consumers that are not prepared to meet the today's home loan qualification's, may find themselves chasing lender's for months for an answer."

Finally, there are answers to the many questions consumers have.  North Atlantic Mortgage Corp. has made available a FREE report- "Today's Guide for Home Loans"

This report cover's all that consumers need to know about today's home loan financing challenges.  This is a must read for anyone planning to buy or refinance a home.

CLICK HERE to get your free FREE Report "Today's Guide for Home Loans" now!

or contact North Atlantic Mortgage at 1-877-794-5363

 

Are you looking to lower your mortgage payment or qualify for a higher loan amount and not sure of who to use?

  • Should you spend your days checking all the different banks for their different rates?
  • Should you check bank rate monitor?
  • Should I use the bank I have my savings account with?

NO YOU SHOULD NOT DO ANY OF THE ABOVE!

  • It would take too much time to go to bank to bank to bank and by the time you apply and lock your rate it will not be the lowest anymore.
  • Banks advertise with a low rate on bank rate monitor just to get you to call, then the rate is completely different, always!!
  • Just because you have a savings account and you know someone in the bank means nothing! Underwriting is done by the books and never takes into consideration relationships. The underwriting of your loan is not done in the branch and you will always pay for a retail rate not a wholesale rate.

USE A BROKER THAT YOU KNOW OR TRUST!!! ALWAYS!!

A broker has to pass extensive training and licensing to get his licensing, a branch worker doese not. A broker has access to all the banks wholesale rates. With one application a broker can lock your mortgage rate at what ever bank has the lowest rate at a moments notice. They monitor all bank rates better than you can, they live and breath rates all day long. If they have been doing this long enough they can even predict what bank will have a very low rate.

North Atlantic has been a top Mortgage Broker since 1996 and clients always return because they have been through the process and know this is the only way to get a very low rate.

Call to speak to John Sauro, he is the most experienced Mortgage Professional you will ever find. He will put your mortgage concerns at ease with a very quick phone call or email him john(@)northatlanticmortgage.com and with about 10 questions answered you will be on your way.

It cost nothing to get started!!!

Don't waist your time & money!! Contact him now!! 1-877-794-5363

John Sauro

 

 

North Atlantic Mortgage Corp. 733 Summer St. Stamford, CT 06901 

Licensed Mortgage Broker, CT, NY, FL, Banking Department *Loans Arranged Through Third Party Providers. MORTGAGE BROKER ONLY, NOT A MORTGAGE LENDER OR MORTGAGE CORRESPONDENT LENDER. NMLS #1375

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Can You Say Whiplash?

Friday August 20th, 2011 6:15 PM ET
By John Sauro

Can You Say Whiplash?
Whiplash is a good description of the recent activity in the financial markets. The stock market has logged its worst 4-week drop since March of 2009. Stocks accelerated their selloff to finish near session lows in light, choppy trading Friday as investors were reluctant to remain in the market ahead of a weekend, amid worries over a global recession in addition to the ongoing euro zone jitters.

Bonds prices and Mortgage rates have been the beneficiary of the concerns in the global economy and the selloff in stocks. The 10 Year Treasury yield plunged to a record low of 1.97% as the weekly 30-year mortgage tracked by Freddie Mac hit a low not seen in over 50 years. At one point the 30 year conforming fixed rate was priced at 4 percent.

After a wild week of trading, Mortgage Bonds hit a ceiling of resistance at the $101.75 level to settle the week at $101.44. The charts are showing a “Bearish Double Top Reversal”, a good reason for my bias toward locking into mortgage rates.
If the stock market reverses, it’s possible much of the gains in Bonds would evaporate pushing mortgage rates higher.

Inflation numbers and expectations will help to determine the direction of interest rates. It’s important to pay close attention to incoming inflation numbers and expectations - as in order for Mortgage Bonds, the 10-year Note and the 30-year Bond are to go higher - inflation expectations and numbers must level off. Otherwise Bond prices will have to move lower over time, pushing mortgage rates higher.

Click to Listen to Bloomberg Radio interview with John Sauro and Kathleen Hays

 

Economic News

Home prices rose 1% in May compared to April, and 16 of 20 metropolitan areas tracked by the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller house price index registered monthly price gains.

The Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Aug. 12 noted its market composite index – a measure of mortgage loan applications – grew 4.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis, while the same index increased 3.6% on an unadjusted basis.
The Wall Street Journal said that Fannie Mae is paying $500 million to buy $73 billion worth of servicing rights from the wobbly Bank of America. Since Fannie is a ward of the Treasury that means the $500 million (more or less) is coming from – guess who– Taxpayers.

July Housing Starts Off 1.5%, Less Than Expected; Permits Down 3.2%,

Lower rates and more liquidity will not help this economy further. There is plenty of money to lend, but the "velocity of money", the rate at which money is spent or lent, is as Fed President Richard Fisher said, "in a coma" …meaning that everyone is neither spending nor lending.
Gold hit a Record $1,877 an ounce on Friday, highlighting the ongoing panic buying over the debt crisis. Analysts believe a correction of 8 percent is likely as prices may be overblown due to the debt crisis.

Jobless claims up to 408,000
Initial jobless claims increased 2.2% last week, climbing back over 400,000.
The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted figure of actual initial
claims for the week ended Aug. 13 rose by 9,000 to 408,000 from 399,000 the
previous week, which was revised upward 4,000. Analysts surveyed by Econoday
expected 400,000 new jobless.

Inflation Surging:
Producer Price Index Gains 0.4%; Up 0.2 % ex-Food and Energy

 

 

Economic trouble puzzles Fed chief, too

By PAUL WISEMAN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writers Paul Wiseman And Martin Crutsinger, Ap Economics Writers Wed Jun 22, 5:57 pm ET
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WASHINGTON – The economy's continuing struggles aren't just confounding ordinary Americans. They've also stumped the head of the Federal Reserve.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told reporters Wednesday that the central bank had been caught off guard by recent signs of deterioration in the economy. And he said the troubles could continue into next year.

"We don't have a precise read on why this slower pace of growth is persisting," Bernanke said. He said the weak housing market and problems in the banking system might be "more persistent than we thought."

It was the Fed chief's most explicit warning yet that the economy will face serious challenges next year. For several months, he had said the factors working against economic growth appeared to be "transitory."

The Fed cut its forecast for economic growth this year to a range of 2.7 percent to 2.9 percent from an April forecast of 3.1 percent to 3.3 percent. It also cut its forecast for next year to a range of 3.3 percent to 3.7 percent from an earlier 3.5 percent to 4.2 percent. The Fed also said unemployment would stay higher than it had expected earlier.

In a policy statement issued at the end of a two-day meeting, the Fed blamed the worsening economic outlook in part on higher energy prices and the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which slowed production of cars and other products.

But at a press conference afterward, the second of what the Fed says will be regular question-and-answer sessions with reporters, Bernanke conceded the economy's troubles are more puzzling and potentially more long-lasting than a pair of temporary shocks.

The Fed announcement, at 12:30 p.m., had little effect on the stock and bond markets. Bernanke began speaking at 2:15, and stocks started falling at about 2:30, when he acknowledged that some of the economy's problems could linger into next year. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 80 points for the day.

The Fed's statement Wednesday stood in contrast to the Fed's more upbeat view when officials last met, eight weeks ago. At that time, the central bank said the job market was gradually improving.

Since then, the economic news has been gloomy. The government reported that the economy grew at an annual rate of only 1.8 percent in the first three months of the year. It isn't expected to grow much faster in the current quarter. The economy added 54,000 jobs in May, far fewer than in the previous two months. Consumer spending has weakened, too.

The bad economic news is taking a political toll on President Barack Obama. For the first time this year, an Associated Press-GfK poll found that fewer than 50 percent of respondents believe Obama deserves re-election. Obama's overall approval rating fell to 52 percent in the new poll. It had risen as high as 60 percent after the U.S. raid last month in Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.

The new Fed statement acknowledged a slowdown over the past two months. "They see the weakness," said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank. "You can hear their concern about economic weakness despite their hope it is likely to be temporary."

The Fed stuck to its plan to bring an end this month to a program to help the economy by buying $600 billion in government bonds. The Fed also intends to keep short-term interest rates near zero "for an extended period," a phrase it has been using the past two years. Though the central bank noted that inflation has risen, it expects that to be temporary as well.

The Fed has kept rates at ultra-low levels since December 2008. Abandoning the promise to keep them there for an "extended period" would be viewed as a signal that the Fed is preparing to raise interest rates. Many private economists think it will be another full year before the economy has recovered enough for the Fed to do it.

Economists looking for clues to the Fed's next move didn't get much help Wednesday. "There's no obvious hint of tightening here," said Jim O'Sullivan, chief economist at MF Global. "There's no hint of new easing."

The bond-buying program has been controversial. Supporters say the bond purchases have kept interest rates low and encouraged spending. Low long-term rates make it easier to buy homes and cars and for companies to expand.

They also argue that those lower rates fueled a stock rally. Since Bernanke outlined plans for the program last August, the Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 24 percent. Lower rates made stocks more attractive to investors than bonds, whose yields were falling.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has stayed below 5 percent for all but two weeks this year and was 4.5 percent last week. But low rates haven't helped home sales much. They fell in May to the lowest level since November.

Critics, including some Fed officials, saw things differently. They warned that by pumping so much money into the economy, the Fed increased the risks of high inflation later.