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Ryan Martinson

63 posts

With over a decade of mortgage experience, I witnessed first-hand the frustrations homebuyers endure when shopping for a home. Using that expertise, I created What's My Payment to make buying easier.

Ryan Martinson's Posts

Mar 4, 2022Ryan Martinson
Mortgage Rate Dip Gives Homebuyers More Purchasing Power
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has markets all over the world bouncing up and down. That volatility has brought the 30-year mortgage rate below 4%.
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Dec 27, 2021Ryan Martinson
Attacking Veteran Homelessness in the United States
Homelessness in the most advanced country in the world is unacceptable. Allowing military veterans to make up any portion of that is worse.
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Nov 22, 2021Ryan Martinson
Zillow Terminates Home Flipping Business
Zillow has terminated its home-flipping business, citing a lack of accuracy in forecasting prices, which is weird because isn’t that what Zillow is?
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Nov 8, 2021Ryan Martinson
Mortgage Delinquency Soars to Historic High
Mortgage delinquency is historically high, while the foreclosure rate remains historically low—but is that sustainable?
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Oct 29, 2021Ryan Martinson
Why are there no privatized, responsible but creative mortgage options?
Why are mortgage options so inflexible?
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Oct 21, 2021Ryan Martinson
Democrats Propose New 20-Year Mortgage for First-Time Homebuyers
Senate Democrats aim to assist lower-income families to build wealth with new mortgage terms.
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Oct 15, 2021Ryan Martinson
Is the Housing Market Cooling Down?
The housing market has been scorching hot and there are signs it could be cooling. Is there an opening for homebuyers to finally find a deal?
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Oct 6, 2021Ryan Martinson
Thinking of Using a VA Loan? Four Quick Tips for VA Homebuyers
Using VA benefits to buy a home is not dissimilar to traditional financing, but there are a few things every VA homebuyer should know upfront.
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Sep 16, 2021Ryan Martinson
Booming Housing Market Poses Risks for Veterans Using VA Loans
VA home loan benefits are geared towards protecting VA homebuyers throughout the buying process. Those protections are making it more difficult to buy using a VA loan.
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Sep 1, 2021Ryan Martinson
Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Mortgage Relief in Wake of COVID-19
VA loan borrowers impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic now have two additional options to help stave off foreclosure.
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Aug 19, 2021Ryan Martinson
Biden Loosens Mortgage Restrictions for Borrowers with Student Loans
Hopeful homebuyers with student loans might have a better chance of securing a mortgage with these new guidelines.
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Aug 11, 2021Ryan Martinson
Demand for Refinancing Ignited by Mortgage Rate Decline
When mortgage rates fall, homeowners flock to refinance. Mortgage rates near historic low after Delta variant fears drive the rate market downward.
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Mortgage Rate Dip Gives Homebuyers More Purchasing Power

Attacking Veteran Homelessness in the United States

Zillow Terminates Home Flipping Business

Mortgage Delinquency Soars to Historic High

Why are there no privatized, responsible but creative mortgage options?

Democrats Propose New 20-Year Mortgage for First-Time Homebuyers

Is the Housing Market Cooling Down?

Thinking of Using a VA Loan? Four Quick Tips for VA Homebuyers

Booming Housing Market Poses Risks for Veterans Using VA Loans

Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Mortgage Relief in Wake of COVID-19

Biden Loosens Mortgage Restrictions for Borrowers with Student Loans

Demand for Refinancing Ignited by Mortgage Rate Decline