Bill Starrels

Volatility In The Markets

Mortgage interest rates have become increasingly volatile in May. Money is flowing into the stock market and out of the ...

The only constant about mortgage interest rates is that they do move. Depending on the economic news of the day ...

The employment report for the month of March released March 5, was as ugly as it gets. The consensus among ...

The February employment numbers blew the doors off consensus numbers. In February, the economy produced 236,000 new non-farm payroll jobs.

The state of the metropolitan area’s economy reminds me of a story my mechanic told me about many years ...

The stock market is ending the first month of 2013 with levels not seen since December 2007. The economy is ...

There is one constant in the mortgage industry these days. It is not easy getting a mortgage. Well, folks, coming ...

The loan limits for single-family home mortgages were announced on Nov. 29. For the Washington metropolitan area, loan limits for ...

Mortgage interest rates during the presidential campaign season have remained in a relatively steady range. Rates have been hovering near ...

The summer of 2012 was one of the hottest on record, and mortgage rates were almost as hot as the ...

Mortgage interest rates continue to hit new lows as the economy plods ahead slowly. Rates declined in reaction to disappointing ...

With mortgage interest rates bouncing off all-time lows and house prices near recessionary levels, this is a great time to ...

Mortgage rates are being driven by continued European debt crisis. With the recent elections in Greece and France, further uncertainty ...

The economy is not out of the woods yet. In order for the economy to stabilize further the housing market ...

In the Feb. 21st Georgetowner, the newspaper ran its mortgage with the headline, “It Is Time For Refinance Relief for ...