Market Update Blog

January 16, 2020

Now that 2019 has come to an end and we have entered the first part of 2020, Barry Slatt Mortgage would like to give our opinion on market trends for Q1, 2020: Interest rates for long-term fixed-rate loans have decreased…

December 12, 2019

There seems to be a relationship between President Donald Trump’s messages in regard to the United States and China nearing a trade deal and the US financial markets. Where it appears that the U.S. and China are close to making…

November 21, 2019

Barry Slatt Mortgage would like to profile a correspondent lender program. The following outlines one of our bank correspondent lenders. Loan amounts range from $1,000,000 – $50,000,000 (case-by-case for larger) Nationwide lending platform – prefers top markets All property types…

November 14, 2019

This week has been another interesting week in the Treasury bond market. The 10-year benchmark Treasury hit 1.95% earlier this week due to rumors of a conclusion in the China trade deal. Also, bond traders have been cautiously watching the…

November 7, 2019

As we head into the final 7 weeks of 2019, Barry Slatt Mortgage would like to talk about 4th quarter market trends we have identified: Interest rates for long-term fixed-rate loans have decreased substantially since the end of 2018 when…

October 31, 2019

The Barry Slatt Mortgage team was an exhibitor at the GlobeSt Apartments 2019 conference earlier this week. The following were our top takeaways. The multi-family sector is and will continue to be the favorite product type or real estate investors heading…