by Jeff Haring | May 26, 2021 | The Economy
It’s been a crazy year both for tenants and landlords here in the Conejo Valley. Although we don’t have as many short-term rentals as our neighbors in Malibu, the Westside or even up north in the Ventura/Oxnard beach communities, we still had a lot of upheaval in the...
by Jeff Haring | Feb 27, 2020 | Interest Rates, The Economy
This week we saw interest rates reach a 48 year low as the 30-year rate checked in at 3.34%. That’s the second lowest 30-year fixed rate in history! Ever since Freddie Mac began keeping track of rates back in in 1972 we have been at sub-4% levels only a handful...
by Jeff Haring | May 22, 2019 | The Economy
Small Events Can Shift the Market It appears that the terrific few weeks of lower rates & a moderately expanding economy were slightly shifted with the global issue of tariffs. But not by much it appears as mortgage rates remain steady for now. However, the...
by Jeff Haring | Oct 3, 2013 | The Economy
During the federal government’s temporary shutdown loan processors across the nation are finding the need to adopt revised policies in order to move loans forward through to the closing. Since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is closed they have...