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Jan 22, 2025

VA Non-Allowable Fees

Are there fees that Veterans are not allowed to pay and Sellers are required to cover?

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Oct 21, 2024

No More Section 1 Repairs: VA Loans with the NPMA-33

🎖️ Completing a VA transaction without a clear pest report seemed impossible, until now.

Glenn Groves

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Aug 14, 2024

Understanding Secondary Borrowing When Assuming a VA Loan

Assuming a VA loan was restricted those buyers with enough cash to make up the delta. Not anymore!

Glenn Groves

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Jul 08, 2024

Writing Off Income vs Qualifying

Would you rather have the lowest rate or the best net bottom line? We're breaking down how to have your cake and eat it, too.

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📈 Rate Watch | Oct 26: 7.33%, Down 0.10% on the Week

The 30-year fixed, Mon Oct 19 to Mon Oct 26, 2026, in 60 seconds

Glenn Groves

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Oct 20, 2026

💸 Hot Inflation. Rates Fell Anyway.

Rates slipped to 7.40% as AI debt fears pushed money into bonds. Here is why it may not last.

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Oct 19, 2026

📈 Rate Watch | Oct 19: 7.40%, Rates Hold Below the Peak

The 30-year fixed, Oct 13 to Monday, Oct 19, 2026, in 60 seconds

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Oct 06, 2026

💸 Weak Jobs. Soft Inflation. Rates Still Climbed.

Rates hit a new 2026 high even after cool inflation and a weak jobs report. Bonds keep giving back good news, and Wednesday's 10-year auction is the next test.

Glenn Groves

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Oct 05, 2026

📈 Rate Watch | Oct 5: 7.61%, Highest Since Nov 2023

The 30-year fixed, Mon Sep 28 to Mon Oct 5, 2026, in 60 seconds

Glenn Groves

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Sep 29, 2026

💸 Oil Spiked. So Did Rates.

Oil jumped amid tensions with Iran, the Fed keeps talking about hikes, and mortgage rates jumped to north of 7.36% in a week. Wednesday's inflation report could decide what's next.

Glenn Groves

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Sep 22, 2026

💸 Oil Is Falling. Rates Are Not. Yet.

The Fed's first hike in three years should have calmed the bond market. Then Warsh talked. Now falling oil is the only thing pulling rates back from 7%.

Glenn Groves

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Sep 15, 2026

💸 The 10-Year Hit 5%. The Fed Hikes Wednesday.

An oil shock pushed mortgage rates to a 2026 high near 7%. Now the Fed's first hike since 2023 could either calm the bond market or make things worse.

Glenn Groves

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