Market Update Blog

May 7, 2020

Slatt Capital understands the importance of open communication during uncertain times and how vital information sharing is amongst our clients and industry partners. As part of these efforts, we’ve provided a summary of Average Interest Rates and Loan-To-Value (LTV) ratios across the different…

April 30, 2020

According to a recent announcement from City National Bank, “Q1 GDP contracted sharply by 4.8%, the first decline since 2014, and the steepest drop since 2008…. For the first 2/3 of the quarter, the economy was running strong, close to…

April 16, 2020

As we continue through the business interruptions caused by COVID-19, the Slatt Capital team felt that it was important to point out the benefits of working with a relationship-based, “full-service, independent” mortgage banking company. We are no longer in a…

April 2, 2020

With the Treasury department’s continued buying spree, it is no surprise that the benchmark 10-year Treasury (US10Y) has remained near all-time lows, closing today at 0.62%. A steady flow of unemployment claims due to “shelter in place” related layoffs combined…

March 26, 2020

Due to the market disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 virus, we believe it is important to keep our clients informed about the major segments of lending. The following is an updated summary of the state of each market segment:…