Analysis of Current Mortgage Rates and Future Predictions

This chapter delves into current average mortgage rates for primary residences, investment properties, and commercial properties, highlighting the differences between owner-occupied and non-owner occupied rates. It explores predictions for future rate changes in 2024, focusing on factors such as the Federal Reserve's stance on interest rates, job market indicators, and the relationship between bond yields and mortgage rates. The speakers express optimism about potential rate decreases in the coming months and discuss strategies to manage interest rates through instruments like Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC).

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We may be close to some serious mortgage rate relief, according to today’s panel of top lenders. With interest rates finally starting to slide after cooling inflation and lackluster job growth, investors are gaining hope that we could see more affordable mortgage rates resurface after a very harsh past two years. So, what could come next? Stick around because we’ve got mortgage rate predictions and the best investor loans to look for coming up in this episode!

Caeli Ridge, Krystle, and Kenny Simpson, our expert investor-lenders, are back on the show to give their take on the commercial and residential mortgage space. All are feeling a bit more optimistic as we see rates finally trend into the six-percent range for primary residence homebuyers, with rates up another percent or so for investors. But with today’s mortgage rates still relatively high, which loans should investors use? From DSCR loans (debt service coverage ratio) to HELOCs (home equity line of credit), construction loans, and more, we’ll get into each of these loan products and share which ones investors are taking advantage of today.

Plus, if you’re struggling to find cash flow in today’s tough housing market, our lenders offer some simple but significant solutions to boost your ROI and help you build your portfolio. Do you have an adjustable-rate mortgage? If so, you MUST heed our commercial lender’s words, as you could get a surprise increase in your monthly mortgage very soon.

In This Episode We Cover

Top lenders’ mortgage rate predictions and updates on today’s rates

Why mortgage rates haven’t fallen faster and why there’s hope on the horizon

Trending loan products investors are using to build their real estate portfolios even with high rates

Why commercial lenders are getting cautious and starting to deny this one type of loan

ADU (accessory dwelling unit) lending updates and why it could be easier to get ADU funding soon

How to boost your cash flow and maximize your ROI WITHOUT buying more properties

And So Much More!

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