Hello. My name is Erik Martin and I am a writer with The Mortgage Reports website (www.themortgagereports.com). I’m looking to interview you and other mortgage/lending professionals, financial industry experts, real estate agents, and housing experts for the following story: MORTGAGE RATE PREDICTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2017. This article will attempt to forecast mortgage rates for the rest of 2017 and provide guidance to prospective borrowers. Below is a list of questions I’m seeking answers to. I can either conduct a phone or email interview (with the latter, please email me back full-sentence written responses that I can use as quotes). My deadline is noon central time, Monday, February 27.
QUESTIONS:1. What is the current mortgage interest rate climate – have rates gone lower, crept up, or stayed relatively the same since the start of 2017? Why is this so?2. What is your prediction for 2017: where do you expect fixed mortgage rates to be on both 30 and 15 year mortgage loans in the coming months and by the end of the year?3. What factors might/can influence mortgage rates in 2017? Can you provide a few examples, hypotheticals and/or scenarios that can affect rates next year?4. To what extent will President Trump affect mortgage interest rates and the real estate market in 2017? What’s your hunch here?5. What is your advice to prospective mortgage borrowers? Should they act soon to lock-in a relatively low rate, or should they wait for rates to possibly dip lower in 2017 (assuming they qualify)? What about current borrowers – do you recommend they consider refinancing to capitalize on lower rates soon? Why/why not?6. What are the best rate mortgage loan programs out there offering the lowest rates/best deals for those who qualify, especially programs that expire by the end of 2017? Any government loan programs to take note of right now?7. How does a prospective borrower qualify for the lowest fixed mortgage rate right now? What criteria do they have to meet?8. Any other thoughts, tips or suggestions on this topic?9. What is your full name, title, company, city/state location, and email address?
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mortgage, financial industry experts, real estate agents
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