“A lot of lenders are sending out letters stating that they are going to start accepting loans at higher loan limits well ahead of the Fannie Mae announcement.”
“One great [last-minute problem] is when the borrower applies for mortgage and changes job in the middle of the application ? and they don't tell us. We have to get a letter of employment or contract or pay stub to prove he's working at new job, and that can delay processing.”
“We also see consumer confidence down a little bit. Houses are on the market a little longer. We're not seeing a softness in prices just yet. That could be the first sign that we do see where the housing market could be cooling down.”
“I think people who were trying to get into investment properties and trying to flip them won't see those financial advantages with the short-term rates being higher than the long-term rates.”
“I'm seeing some gradual softening of about 5 percent in real estate prices so far this year, but nothing precipitous that would indicate a bubble exists.”
“I think they're probably going to do one more at the next meeting for another quarter per cent because they think that inflationary figures are still running a little higher than they would like.”
