Winter Newsletter 2023
Don’t listen to the media or at minimum take it with a grain of salt. The sky is not falling in real estate and it’s still a great time to buy for most people and obtain the financial rewards of homeownership…
Financial Fundamentals for First-Time Homebuyers
Are you prepping to buy your first home? If so, one of the steps you should take early on is making sure you’re financially ready for your purchase. Here are just a few of the financial fundamentals you’ll need to…
The Cost of Waiting for Mortgage Rates To Go Down
Mortgage rates have increased significantly in recent weeks. And that may mean you have questions about what this means for you if you’re planning to buy a home. Here’s some information that can help you make an informed decision when you…
Happy Earth Day!
Small actions can collectively make a big difference. Vantage Mortgage Brokers take pride in utilizing technology that drastically minimizes our environmental footprint and creates much better efficiency for our loan transactions. The environmental impact of paper production, processing, and distribution…
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker – 04/20/2022
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker DATE: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 TIME: 3:15 PM PST STATES: OREGON & WASHINGTON CHANGE THIS WEEK: WORSE (since last Wednesday with daily volatility) SUGGESTION: We suggest locking based off inflationary pressures and trends. If floating keep close eye on…
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker – 04/13/2022
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker DATE: Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 TIME: 4:10 PM PST STATES: OREGON & WASHINGTON CHANGE THIS WEEK: STAGNANT (since last Wednesday with daily volatility) SUGGESTION: We suggest locking based off inflationary pressures and trends. If floating keep close eye on…
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker – 04/06/2022
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker DATE: Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 TIME: 3:55 PM PST STATES: OREGON & WASHINGTON CHANGE THIS WEEK: WORSE (since last Wednesday with daily volatility) SUGGESTION: We suggest locking based off inflationary pressures and trends. If floating keep close eye on…
Vantage Loan Originators make list of Top Mortgage Brokers in 2021
Congratulations to Vantage Mortgage Brokers Andy Harris, Todd Gydesen, Peder Quello, Yumi Lynch and Chris Borg for making the Scotsman Guide Top Mortgage Brokers list for loan volume in 2021! We are proud to have so many of our team…
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker – 03/16/2022
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker DATE: Wednesday, March 16th, 2022 TIME: 5:10 PM PST STATES: OREGON & WASHINGTON CHANGE THIS WEEK: WORSE (since last Wednesday with daily volatility) SUGGESTION: Due to recent market volatility and interest rates up around 1% in the last…
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker – 12/29/2021
Vantage Mortgage Weekly Interest Rate Tracker DATE: Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 TIME: 4:50 PM PST STATES: OREGON & WASHINGTON CHANGE THIS WEEK: STAGNANT (since last Wednesday with daily volatility) SUGGESTION: With rates still at historic lows, we suggest locking or carefully floating and in…