The Real Estate Market in Easton MA

My Lock Advice for Today:

If I were considering financing/refinancing a home, I would...

• Float if my closing was taking place within 7 days, but not through the weekend. I'd also watch the markets carefully today and lock at the first sign of pending trouble
• Float if my closing was taking place between 8 and 20 days, but not through the weekend. I'd also watch the markets carefully today and lock at the first sign of pending trouble
• Lock if my closing was taking place between 21 and 60 days
• Lock if my closing was taking place over 60 days from now

This is only my opinion of what I would do if I were financing a home. It is only an opinion and cannot be guaranteed to be in the best interest of all/any other borrowers.

Interest rates are based on numerous economic, financial and credit based factors that adjust daily. In addition, lenders can vary on qualification criteria from program to program. If you like the rate today, the safe bet is to lock. Even if rates improve, they wouldn't improve enough in the short term to make you cry about it. But if you are an ardent market bear, and accept the risk of negative mortgage headlines, and believe the economy will just get more bad news next week, and you have the money to risk, you may benefit from floating. Just remember, it always seems more painful to have not locked when you should have as opposed to locking and then watching rates get a little better.