In 2021 there will be new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Limits (a.k.a. Conforming Loan Limits). Oh by the way, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac home loans are referred to as ‘Conforming Loan’ because they conform to the Fannie…
If you are a first-time homebuyer or a repeat homebuyer, there are many things to consider when buying a home. Chief Mortgage Strategist Kevin Martini and Mortgage Strategist Logan Martini curated the Winter 2021 Martini Buyer Guide to simply explain…
Kevin Martini, a Raleigh Mortgage Strategist with the Martini Mortgage Group at Benchmark Mortgage, produces the Wake County Real Estate Report Card to provide all with a glimpse of key data points about the Raleigh area real estate. The December…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac maximum conforming loan limits for 2021 will increase to $584,250 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) November 24, 2020 Press Release. The 2021 maximum conforming loan limits will increase $37,850 from the 2020…
The Wake County Real Estate Report Card is produced by the Martini Mortgage Group at Benchmark Mortgage monthly to provide a glimpse of key data points that one who is thinking of buying a home, one that owns a home…
Right now in the Raleigh real estate market and basically every real estate market in the Triangle of North Carolina, competition for the very few homes for sale is fierce. There are 2 main reasons; tight inventory and epic mortgage…
Raleigh real estate and real estate on the aggregate has exceeded where it was before the pandemic. Many thought it was not possible but it happened, housing has experienced a V-shaped recovery. Kevin Martini is the Chief Mortgage Strategist with…
The credit freeze is the most powerful tool in your arsenal against the fastest growing crime in the nation. Identity Theft (a.k.a. Identity Fraud) and Cyber Theft (a.k.a. cybercrime), according to the most recent data from the Insurance Information Institute,…
Refinancing your mortgage will be more expensive based a new Adverse Market Refinance Fee for all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac home loans (a.k.a. conforming loans) effective December 1, 2020. The Federal Housing Finance Agency inked this new refinance fee…
The 2020 housing market remarkable, and right now, fall 2020, is a smart time to buy a home (or refinance your forever home). In the Fall Edition of the Martini Buyer Guide called: Things to Consider when Buying a Home,…
