Market Update Blog

November 29, 2018
Opportunity Zones, created by The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, were designed to encourage investment in distressed communities. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin estimates that these tax benefits can…
November 15, 2018
The 10-year benchmark US Treasury (US10Y) closed today at 3.113%. After closing out August at 2.861%, we saw the US10Y steadily rise above 3.23% by the end of September. The continual…
November 1, 2018
The Barry Slatt Mortgage team was an exhibitor at RealShare Apartments 2018 conference earlier this week. The following were our top takeaways. The multi-family sector is and will continue to…
October 25, 2018
The following are 4th quarter market trends that have been identified by Barry Slatt Mortgage. Interest rates for long-term fixed-rate loans have increased throughout the year, however, they are still…
October 18, 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…