NMLS: HMAC #1165808
Cell: 310-980-7157
6/26/2024
In a rather unusual move late yesterday after sitting flat all session...... view more
6/25/2024
If you’re a would-be homebuyer waiting for mortgage rates to tick downward, you’... view more
6/25/2024
The June Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index will hit at 10 am ET and is expected t... view more
6/24/2024
Existing-home sales prices climbed to a record high in May, as home buyers...... view more
6/24/2024
Last week there was little to trade on, this week the calendar is full...... view more
6/21/2024
You might spend hours scrolling through photos of homes for sale. Some offer...... view more
6/21/2024
Yesterday the 10 year note yield increased 4 bps, this morning the note began do... view more
6/20/2024
“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with?”... view more
6/18/2024
If you love watching shows like Antiques Roadshow, you already know how much fun... view more
6/18/2024
Retail Sales: We got much weaker than expected data with the headline number hit... view more
6/17/2024
There’s a buyer for every home. Or is there?... view more
6/17/2024
It is a short week with markets closed on Wednesday for Juneteenth. The calendar... view more
6/14/2024
When the scale of your furniture reflects IKEA instead of...... view more
6/14/2024
At 8:30 am ET more good news on May imports and export prices. Imports expected ... view more
6/13/2024
Kitchens are arguably today’s house jewelry — often the part of the house that m... view more
6/12/2024
The improvement in rates began yesterday on the very strong 10 year note auction... view more
6/11/2024
It wasn’t that long ago that bathrooms were simply “necessary rooms.” Usually on... view more
6/11/2024
The May NFIB Small Business Optimism Index was higher than expected, hitting 90.... view more
6/10/2024
Price per square foot. It’s a measure used mostly in the construction industry. ... view more
6/10/2024
This morning more selling in the bond market, the 10 year at 9 am ET 4.47% +3 bp... view more
6/7/2024
Buying a house is the biggest expenditure any of us will ever make. The prospect... view more
6/7/2024
The reaction to this morning’s May employment report drove the 10 year note to 4... view more
6/6/2024
Who’d ‘a thunk the ancient Egyptians invented the first form of air conditioning... view more
6/5/2024
ADP reported May private jobs weaker than forecasts at 152K against estimates of... view more
6/4/2024
Now that summer is upon us, it may not be the most opportune time to talk about ... view more
6/4/2024
The April Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed 8.059M unfilled ... view more
6/3/2024
Seems anyone and everyone interested in real estate is getting whiplash trying t... view more
6/3/2024
There will be key day throughout the week culminating on Friday with may employm... view more
5/31/2024
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that places as beautiful as Florida or as stately... view more
5/31/2024
Inflation in April didn’t increase or decrease; the estimates markets were expec... view more
5/30/2024
Home is a place that reflects us. When it comes to decor that speaks to our soul... view more
5/29/2024
The markets got hit hard yesterday on the very weak 2 year and 5 year auctions..... view more
5/28/2024
In some instances, buying a home in today’s market amounts to a lot more than ma... view more
5/28/2024
These are the three areas that have the greatest ability to impact rates this we... view more
5/24/2024
It’s not hard to imagine how great it would feel. Buying a shiny new car to grac... view more
5/24/2024
Overnight the 10 year note yield edged up to 4.50% +2 bps. At 8:30 am ET April d... view more
5/23/2024
When the going gets tough, homebuilders get going. That might be the new mantra ... view more
5/22/2024
The 10 year note began up 4 bps from yesterday’s decline of 3 bps. MBS prices ye... view more
5/21/2024
Stores do it and you don’t even realize it. You walk past a chic clothing establ... view more
5/21/2024
We hear from a bunch of Feds today with Barkin, Waller, Bostic, Barr and then Bo... view more
5/20/2024
Value is — and always has been — in the eye of the beholder especially with the... view more
5/20/2024
This week gets underway with a calendar full of Fed officials speaking, however ... view more
5/17/2024
This market. Call it what you will, because today’s homebuyers no doubt have all... view more
5/17/2024
After a week full of key data, today nothing but Leading Economic Indicators whi... view more
5/16/2024
Ever walk into a house and see something that reminded you of your childhood, bu... view more
5/15/2024
Traders and markets waited two weeks for current inflation data, yesterday April... view more
5/14/2024
Homeowner. It’s a word not as many members of younger generations can slap on th... view more
5/14/2024
The April headline Producer Price Index appeared to be much hotter than expected... view more
5/13/2024
The drive to bring down-home prices is not going well...... view more
5/13/2024
Unlike last week, this week is packed with economic releases. Trading was choppy... view more
5/10/2024
The inherited home. Sometimes it’s in a great neighborhood, but often it’s not a... view more
5/10/2024
The economy, based on a couple of recent reports, is slowing. Both the Conferenc... view more
5/9/2024
The manicured lawn. Golf green. Americans have obsessed with traditional grass f... view more
5/8/2024
Weekly MBA mortgage applications improved last week, applications rose by 2.6% f... view more
5/7/2024
It may just be one of the best-kept secrets around when it comes to renovating o... view more
5/7/2024
The March Consumer Credit report will hit at 3 pm and is expected to increase by... view more
5/6/2024
What goes up must come down? High in the sky home prices now seem like a hot air... view more
5/6/2024
Rates began somewhat better this morning after Friday’s decline in yields and MB... view more
5/3/2024
Buying your first home. It’s not like buying your first car. With a car you can ... view more
5/3/2024
April unemployment rate increased to 3.9% from 3.8%, NFP jobs increased 175K, th... view more
5/2/2024
“Our sofa would fit perfectly there.” “How soon do they need to move?” “Would t... view more
5/1/2024
Its May Day and the FOMC meeting. Rates began unchanged from yesterday’s selling... view more
4/30/2024
You don’t simply buy a home these days. You compete for one. The home-buying sea... view more
4/30/2024
The 1st QTR Employment Cost Index was higher than expected, up 1.2% versus estim... view more
4/29/2024
The headlines this week, the FOMC meeting on Wednesday and April unemployment da... view more
4/26/2024
It’s the nightmare we think only happens in the movies. “We have to pack,” says ... view more
4/26/2024
Yesterday the release of the advance Q1 GDP sent rates up and MBS prices lower. ... view more
4/25/2024
When it comes to curb appeal, there are things you can do to update your house. ... view more
4/24/2024
March durable goods orders expected +2.3%, increased 2.6% but February orders we... view more
4/23/2024
You may see it as a sign of good luck when a wild bird or two visits your porch.... view more
4/23/2024
We will get the high-frequency S&P Markit MFG and Services PMI at 9:45 am ET. Bo... view more
4/22/2024
Click the link; buy a sofa. Click on another; buy a pergola for your backyard...... view more
4/22/2024
The 10 year note at 8:30 am ET improved from overnight levels, at 8:30 am 4.64% ... view more
4/19/2024
Cosmetically all the hard work had already been done for them. What they didn’t ... view more
4/19/2024
Israel retaliated against Iran last night. Tit for tat may have run its course..... view more
4/18/2024
This is fun, interesting information that everyone enjoys. Every report is a lit... view more
4/17/2024
Overnight a little volatility but well within the narrow range, the 10 year note... view more
4/16/2024
Retirement can be a happy time. Earning downtime not steeped in paychecks and li... view more
4/16/2024
March Building Permits were weaker than expected with 1.458M versus estimates of... view more
4/15/2024
Inflation jumped in March, giving the U.S. Federal Reserve ammunition to hold of... view more
4/15/2024
Rates began higher this morning on reaction to the increased tensions in the mid... view more
4/12/2024
Unless it’s in an abandoned ghost town, vacancy attracts. It invites. Plain and ... view more
4/12/2024
Some relief this morning, the 10 year note at 8:30 am ET -9 bps from yesterday, ... view more
4/11/2024
When you hear the term “full disclosure” it may not lend itself to oversharing i... view more
4/10/2024
The day the world awaited, March CPI. Prior to the 8:30 am ET release the 10 yea... view more
4/9/2024
With California’s housing shortage now in epic proportions, a 2021 law named SB9... view more
4/9/2024
The March NFIB Business Optimism Index dropped from 89.4 down to 88.5. Estimates... view more
4/8/2024
For the past few years, fears of a recession have been fickle, teasing us at eve... view more
4/8/2024
Last Friday the employment report shocked with the unexpected big increase in jo... view more
4/5/2024
This new huckster practice is known as deed fraud or home title theft. It involv... view more
4/5/2024
Jobs, we got jobs. The March unemployment rates expected to be unchanged at 3.9%... view more
4/4/2024
Those laminate countertops with the fake wood grain. Lime green tile dating back... view more
4/3/2024
US financial markets continue to reel over the concerns the Fed may withhold the... view more
4/2/2024
When poet Samuel Coleridge was speaking of water being everywhere without a drop... view more
4/2/2024
February Factory Orders were 1.4% versus expectations of 1%...... view more
4/1/2024
It was just a few years ago when mask-wearing homeowners lined up at the big box... view more
4/1/2024
Here are the two events from last Friday when markets were closed: inflation was... view more
3/28/2024
They say what goes up must come down. Buying, rehabbing, and reselling homes for... view more
3/27/2024
Markets started the day fractionally better, the 10 year note at 8 am ET 4.22% -... view more
3/26/2024
Water pressure is a big deal. Where we want it most, however, is in our homes, s... view more
2/14/2019
Some once asked me: What's a way to build my credit score back up if I'm constan... view more
NMLS: HMAC #1165808
Home Mortgage Alliance Corporation (HMAC)
4 Hutton Centre Dr, Santa Ana CA 92707
Company NMLS: 1165808
Office: 800-900-7040
Cell: 310-980-7157
Email: info@homemac.com
Web: https://homemac.com