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How the Fed’s tapering timeline could affect mortgage rates
Movement Staff
The Federal Reserve could start its bond purchase tapering by mid-November. The minutes from September’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting shows committee members discussing tapering bond and Treasury purchases by $5 billion and $10 billion …
Six more major home-buying mistakes you’ll want to avoid
Mitch Mitchell
Last month we wrote about mistakes for new homeowners. But we came up with a few more. Here you go!
Is it a good time to think about buying a home? That’s a personal question and …
Here’s your new to-do list of home maintenance chores for Fall 2021
Mitch Mitchell
If you bought your home in the last year — this may be your first Autumn as a new homeowner. Congrats. If you’re thinking of buying, keep reading, you’ll want to hear this.
Fall is your …
Abysmal jobs report disheartening as rates move back below 3%
Movement Staff
Saying September’s jobs report was a total letdown would be a serious understatement. Expected to rise by 500,000 jobs, the Labor Department’s non-farms payroll report for September shows that just 194,000 jobs were added. The …
Top 1% Loan Officer, Lee Aldrich joins Movement Mortgage serving Seattle and the suburbs
Mitch Mitchell
SEATTLE, Washington — Movement Mortgage, the nation’s sixth-largest retail mortgage lender, has hired Lee Aldrich to provide home-financing loans to buyers in the Pacific Northwest, specifically Seattle and its immediate surroundings.
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Rates rise to highest level since July 2020, will that lower home prices?
Movement Staff
What homebuyers have been feeling for months was confirmed yet again in the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index Report. July 2021 was the fourth-straight month to hit a record for home price …
Movement bolsters SoCal presence with Co-Regional Directors Brian Keranen and Eli Fairfield
Mitch Mitchell
LOS ANGELES, California  — Movement Mortgage, the nation’s sixth-largest retail mortgage lender, is excited to announce the hiring of Co-Regional Directors Eli Fairfield and Brian Keranen to head up the Southern California market.Â
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Renting, which involves relatively low stress and commitment, is often seen as an affordable alternative to buying a home. However, rent prices in major cities and metro areas around the US are becoming increasingly expensive.Â
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Movement hires industry veteran Dawn Ryan as Rhode Island loan officer
Mitch Mitchell
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND — Movement Mortgage, a national top 10 retail mortgage lender, is pleased to announce that New England native Dawn Ryan joins the Movement team as a Loan Officer in Newport, Rhode Island.Â
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Movement has grown from a small team of 4 to over 2,200 employees with more than 350 locations across 40 states. Inc. Magazine recognized Movement Mortgage as the fastest-growing mortgage bank in the country.
