By Michael Neal Information released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, (FHFA) indicates that mortgage rates on purchases of newly built homes continued to increase in December 2016. After rising by 5 bps in November, contract mortgage rates increased by an additional 19 basis points in December. As of the end of 2016, the contract rate sits at 3.78 percent. The December rate… Read More ›
Loosening The Knot
Something that I like to do is to research the etymology of various words. This is essential in understanding older/historical texts, so that you can