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VA Non-Allowable Fees

VA Non-Allowable Fees

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

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

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
Glenn Groves
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Understanding Secondary Borrowing When Assuming a VA Loan

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
Glenn Groves
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Writing Off Income vs Qualifying

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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💸 Rates Slipped on AI Fear. The Fed Is Next.

💸 Rates Slipped on AI Fear. The Fed Is Next.

Rates eased to 7.33% as AI debt fears pushed money into bonds. Big tech earnings and the Fed could change that.

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

📈 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
Glenn Groves
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💸 Hot Inflation. Rates Fell Anyway.

💸 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.

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

📈 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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💸 Weak Jobs. Soft Inflation. Rates Still Climbed.

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

📈 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
Glenn Groves
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💸 Oil Spiked. So Did Rates.

💸 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
Glenn Groves
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💸 Oil Is Falling. Rates Are Not. Yet.

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

💸 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
Glenn Groves
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💸 The Treasury Is Trying to Buy You a Lower Rate

💸 The Treasury Is Trying to Buy You a Lower Rate

Washington doubled its bond buying and may tap a $1 trillion account to pull long-term rates down. Wednesday's inflation report decides if it works.

Glenn Groves
Glenn Groves
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💸 Inflation Hit a 5-Year Low. Rates Didn't Budge.

💸 Inflation Hit a 5-Year Low. Rates Didn't Budge.

Core inflation is the lowest since March 2021, but the 10 Year Treasury is stuck at a ceiling it cannot break. Oil is the reason.

Glenn Groves
Glenn Groves
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Mortgage Rates 📢 August 17th, 2026

Mortgage Rates 📢 August 17th, 2026

Inflation "easing" but markets aren't buying it.

Glenn Groves
Glenn Groves
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