Click here fpr a history of mortgage rates since 1981.  This is a chart for Freddie Mac rates, but the trends can easily be applied towards FHA, Fannie Mae, VA, Jumbo, or conventional mortgage financing rates.  I've also included a video to... Read More

Posted on Jeff McGinnis Blog on March 6th, 2012

Click here fpr a history of mortgage rates since 1981.  This is a chart for Freddie Mac rates, but the trends can easily be applied towards FHA, Fannie Mae, VA, Jumbo, or conventional mortgage financing rates.  I've also included a video to... Read More

Posted on Jeff McGinnis Blog on March 6th, 2012

You’ve probably heard of the HARP program.  If not, it is a conventional mortgage loan program that helps home owners that are underwater on their homes refinance their properties without the need for mortgage insurance.  The common n... Read More

Posted on Jeff McGinnis Blog on February 3rd, 2012

As a result of the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase loan guarantee fees. In turn Fannie & Freddie have given short notice and they have begun to... Read More

Posted on Jeff McGinnis Blog on January 23rd, 2012

As your conventional, FHA, VA, and jumbo mortgage loan specialist for Seattle, Bellevue, and outlying areas, I’m always on the lookout for good articles about housing.   Here’s a great article about housing recovery in the North... Read More

Posted on Jeff McGinnis Blog on December 6th, 2011