Whether you’ve purchased a fixer-upper or are thinking about selling your home in the near future, it’s important to determine which renovations or upgrades can add value to your property. Not all home projects are equal when it comes to earning you a return on investment (ROI), noted Frank Zaccherio, a Broker/Realtor at Keller WilliamsRead more
How often do homeowners actually put 20% down? The National Association of Realtors reports that in 2018, the median down payment was 13% for all buyers and 7% for first-time buyers. Despite the data, many people still have a false perception of how much they need for a down payment – or they’re dissuaded onceRead more
Ticor Title is happy to share our September Calendar of Events for Orange County. Lots of great things happening in our community this month! Please contact your Ticor Title Sales Executive if you’d like a copy of the calendar! As always, please let us know how we can be of service! Check it out, below:
Freddie Mac has released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey* (PMMS*), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rate averaged 3.55%, the lowest it has been since November 2016. Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist, says, “The drop in mortgage rates continues to stimulate the real estate market and the economy. Home purchaseRead more
Mortgage lenders continue to cite ‘consumer-facing technology’ as the most important business priority to maintain competitiveness, according to Fannie Mae’s Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey (MLSS). Additionally, most lenders consider ‘online business-to-consumer lenders’ as their biggest competitor, citing their advantages in technology. The mortgage industry has faced a number of challenges in recent years. Technological advancements,Read more
TICOR TITLE CONTINUES STRONG MOMENTUM OF 2019 Ticor Title is a member of the Fidelity National Financial family of companies and the nation’s largest group of title companies and title insurance underwriters – Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York – that collectively issue more titleRead more
During the last week of May, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped below 4.0% and has remained there amid concerns over trade disputes, a possible economic slowdown, and market anticipation of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. This decline in mortgage rates has caused a spike in purchase and refinance mortgage applications. Moreover, we expect thatRead more
We are officially in the heart of summer, and can you believe we’ve only got another month or so before Fall is upon us? August holds some great events all over Orange County and Ticor Title’s Calendar of Events has a list of them for you to enjoy. Download the calendar here. To learn moreRead more
The Role of Housing in the Longest Economic Expansion is a special report examining the role and performance of the housing sector during the ongoing 121 months of consecutive economic expansion in the United States, the longest period on record. Here are the Key Findings on the Economic Influence of Housing: The number of homesRead more
With constant, busy lives, the dream for many Americans is to find that special place to get away from it all. It is not surprising that the number of vacation homes has grown 29% nationwide since 2009. Did you know that you can sell your investment real estate and reinvest the gain, tax deferred, toRead more