Joe Gonzalez at CrossCountry Mortgage, Inc.

Simple Tips To Keep Your FICO High

Posted on September 11, 2012 by joeglez

For today’s home buyers and refinancing households, the value of “good credit” has never been higher.

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What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 10, 2012

Posted on September 10, 2012 by joeglez

Mortgage rates rose slightly in last week’s holiday-shortened week.

Coming Next Week : New, Mandatory Loan Fees For All Conforming Mortgages

Posted on September 7, 2012 by joeglez

Beginning as soon as next week, new, mandatory mortgage fees will push conforming mortgage rates higher nationwide.

Case-Shiller Index Shows Huge Home Price Gain

Posted on September 6, 2012 by joeglez

According to the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Index, home prices rose 6.9% between the first and second quarter of 2012, the largest quarter-to-quarter gain since the home-value tracker’s 1987 inception.

Making Coupon-Free Savings At The Supermarket

Posted on September 5, 2012 by joeglez

With grocery bills rising, use these money-saving tips to get through the supermarket faster and with less money spent.

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : September 4, 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by joeglez

Mortgage markets improved last week for the second consecutive week.

Mortgage Rates Drop For The First Time In 4 Weeks

Posted on August 31, 2012 by joeglez

After 4 weeks of increases, mortgage rates finally recede nationwide.

Pending Home Sales Index Makes New High For 2012

Posted on August 30, 2012 by joeglez

In July, the third time this year, the Pending Home Sales Index crossed its benchmark value of 100, moving to 101.7.

New Home Sales Reach Multi-Year High

Posted on August 29, 2012 by joeglez

As reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, 372,000 new homes were sold in July on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.

Government : Home Prices Up 3.0% In Last 12 Months Nationwide

Posted on August 28, 2012 by joeglez

According to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index, home prices rose by a seasonally-adjusted 0.7 percent between May and June 2012. The index is now up 3.0% over the past 12 months, and made its biggest quarterly gain since 2005 last quarter.