Market Update Blog

May 3, 2018

The 10-year benchmark US Treasury (US10Y) closed today at 2.95%. The rate is up from its 12-month low in August 2017 of 2.06%. This year’s high of 3.03% was set on April 25th and marks the first time yields have…

April 26, 2018

Barry Slatt Mortgage would like to profile a correspondent lender program. The following outlines one of our most competitive Life Insurance Company correspondent lenders in the market: Loan amounts range from $500,000-50 million Lends Nationally in major markets Typical fixed-rate…

April 12, 2018

Net lease retail properties have seen a decline in transaction volume over the past two years. Let’s take a look at what is happen in the retail market a bit more closely. Barry Slatt Mortgage Company likes to highlight industry…

April 5, 2018

Between potential trade wars with China, financial market volatility, and major changes in tax law, 2018 has proven to be nothing short of exciting. The following are Q2 trends that we have identified amidst these market gyrations. Interest rates for…