Chris Johnson - Your California Loan Pro - NMLS #235072

Chris Johnson - Your California Loan Pro - NMLS #235072 At Affinity, our goal is to turn your dreams into reality! We specialize in FHA, VA, USDA, Jumbo, Conventional, Commercial, Reverse, Non-QM, and Bridge Loans.

With over 30 years of experience in real estate sales and mortgage loans, we can meet every real estate or financial need you may have and answer all of your questions in the process. Based in California, Chris Johnson & Affinity Mortgage are trusted mortgage brokers offering a wide range of loan solutions to help you achieve homeownership. Whether you're a first-time buyer or a seasoned investor,

we tailor our services to your needs. Serving vibrant communities like San Jose, Campbell, and Los Gatos, our team provides expert guidance and personalized service through every step of the loan process. Trust Affinity Mortgage to help you find the right loan for your goals. Contact us today and letโ€™s make your dream home a reality.

Mortgage rates moved modestly lower this week as Treasury yields softened, easing some of the recent pressure on borrowi...
06/06/2026

Mortgage rates moved modestly lower this week as Treasury yields softened, easing some of the recent pressure on borrowing costs. According to Freddie Mac, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฑ-๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€. While mortgage rates donโ€™t move in lockstep with the markets, bond market activity often plays an important role in shaping the direction of home financing costs. This weekโ€™s movement is a reminder that even small shifts in financial markets can influence mortgage trends. Wondering how todayโ€™s mortgage market could impact your homebuying or refinance plans? Letโ€™s explore your options and what todayโ€™s rate environment could mean for you.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐Ÿค”https://bit.ly/4oeIvf9
06/06/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ! ๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ? ๐Ÿค”

https://bit.ly/4oeIvf9

Rates are creeping up again โ€” and I keep hearing the same question from Bay Area buyers:"Should I just wait?"Here's my h...
06/03/2026

Rates are creeping up again โ€” and I keep hearing the same question from Bay Area buyers:

"Should I just wait?"

Here's my honest take ๐Ÿ‘‡

Yes, the 30-year fixed is hovering in the 6.37%โ€“6.59% range right now. And yes, inflation tied to the Middle East conflict is pushing things higher in the short term.

But here's what I've watched happen over and over in this market:

Buyers who wait for rates... often end up paying more for the home.

Santa Clara County inventory is still sitting at just over 2 months. Prices haven't budged much. And the moment rates dip, competition heats right back up.

Waiting isn't always the safe play. Sometimes it's the expensive one.

On the blog today I broke down:
โœ… What's actually driving rates right now
โœ… Why Bay Area buyers face a different math than the rest of the country
โœ… The questions you should be asking before you decide to buy โ€” or wait
โœ… What a rate buydown is and whether it makes sense for you

If you've been on the fence, this one's worth a read.

๐Ÿ”— https://bit.ly/4e2QQhh

And if you want to talk through your specific situation โ€” no pressure, just a real conversation โ€” I'm always a call or text away.

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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ "๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ"https://tinyurl.com/yy7b33bs
05/30/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ "๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ"
https://tinyurl.com/yy7b33bs

One of the most stressful moments in a home purchase is when your lender asks:"๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†?"Most...
05/29/2026

One of the most stressful moments in a home purchase is when your lender asks:

"๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†?"

Most buyers freeze. They don't know what it means, whether it's the right time, or what happens if they say yes and rates drop tomorrow.

Here's the plain-English version for 2026:

โœ… A rate lock = your lender guarantees your interest rate through closing โ€” no matter what
โœ… Locks run 30, 45, or 60 days typically
โœ… Today's 30-year rate: 6.51% โ€” and with volatility in the market, locking sooner is usually the smarter call
โœ… On a $1.4M Bay Area loan, a 0.25% rate move = $215/month difference โ€” that's real money

๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜-๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ“– Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/mwy9r4nu

If you're in contract right now or getting close to making an offer โ€” let's talk through your rate lock options before you're under pressure to decide.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†!W๐—ต๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€https://tinyurl.com/msta4pt3
05/28/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜†!
W๐—ต๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€

https://tinyurl.com/msta4pt3

๐Ÿ’– Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Memorial D...
05/25/2026

๐Ÿ’– Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Memorial Day is more than a long weekendโ€”it is a time to remember the courage, honor, and selflessness of those who gave everything for the freedoms we enjoy every day. As we gather with family and friends, may we also take a quiet moment to reflect, remember, and express gratitude for the heroes who will never be forgotten.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Saving for a down payment has long been one of the biggest obstacles for homebuyers. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ...
05/24/2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Saving for a down payment has long been one of the biggest obstacles for homebuyers. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, with the typical buyer putting down about 12.8% in early 2026โ€”down from roughly 15% a year ago. While affordability remains a challenge in many markets, this shift may be encouraging news for buyers who thought homeownership was further out of reach than they realized. If youโ€™re wondering what financing a home could look like for you, Iโ€™d be happy to help you explore the possibilities.

๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿคฏ Challenges have a way of testing our patience, resilience, and determination. But often, the struggles we face shape...
05/23/2026

๐Ÿค” ๐Ÿคฏ Challenges have a way of testing our patience, resilience, and determination. But often, the struggles we face shape us into stronger, wiser versions of ourselves. The difficult moments may not feel rewarding in the middle of them, but looking back, theyโ€™re often the very moments that make success feel meaningful. Keep goingโ€”your greatest triumph may be closer than you think.

Some stories stay buried in our hearts for yearsโ€”dreams we postponed, lessons we learned, words we never said. Maya Ange...
05/22/2026

Some stories stay buried in our hearts for yearsโ€”dreams we postponed, lessons we learned, words we never said. Maya Angelouโ€™s quote is a reminder that there is healing, freedom, and even strength in finally sharing your voice. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ.

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