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Commercial Mortgage Teleseminar Interview Update

May 15th, 2008 7:17 am
The purpose of the call will be to discuss the commercial mortgage market in general, and more specifically how this market can help you leverage the contacts that you currently have to drive business. This will be an hour that is extremely well spent.

4 steps to a better mortgage

April 23rd, 2008 9:49 am
A recent survey by Zillow.com found that U.S. adults spend about 40 hours shopping for a home, 15 for major home improvements, 10 for a car, 8 for a mortgage or home loan, 7 for a vacation, five for a computer, and about four for a television. What’s

Feeling "trapped" in a housing market that's on fire – and not in a good way

April 23rd, 2008 9:46 am
They say that art imitates life. It’s certainly true of newspaper cartoonists – not the kind you see in the “Funnies” section, but the kind you see on the editorial page. They take often serious topics and bring out the humor – however dark – in them. Sometimes, it’s just what we need.

Current Issues with the Global Economy

April 11th, 2008 6:13 pm
This article looks through the different issues facing the global economy.

There is no "Fair"

April 10th, 2008 6:51 am
Categorized in: Real Estate Legislation
The legislation currently being considered by both the House and Senate will not be "fair" to everyone. But maybe we shouldn't care.

Treasury Reorganization: Recession Response or Red Herring?

April 4th, 2008 12:39 am
On March 31st, the Treasury Department announced a new plan to help the troubled financial sector weather the sub-prime mortgage storm. This new system replaces some agencies while redrawing the juris... [Read More]

Why in Today's Market a 30 Year Loan is King

April 1st, 2008 9:40 pm
In the past I used to tell people to look at different mortgage rates for different loan products and determine what was best for them. If they were planning on moving soon a 5 Year ARM might work.... [Read More]

Signs It's Time For Home Buyers To Buy

April 1st, 2008 7:49 am
Waiting for signs of a housing bottom, join the club. Nobody blows a whistle and say, "It's time to buy!" Market timing is an art, not a science, but you can improve your odds of buying wisely.

Does Anyone Need a Free Widget That Keeps Your Web Visitors Up To Date On Mortgage Rates - Or How I Wasted My Last Several Weekends

March 31st, 2008 7:17 pm
A while ago I set out with a mission. Kind of like when james bond has a mission and climbs on a plane in midflight to stop someone from blowing up the world. Anyway my mission was a little more bo... [Read More]

Mortgage Scheme

March 26th, 2008 7:53 pm
Categorized in: Foreclosure
Tagged with: fed, foreclosure, mortgage
Federal prosecutors announced 19 indictments Monday in a mortgage scheme... Under the scam, home owners facing foreclosure were promised lower home payments and cash up-front if they agreed to add another name...

Bear Stearns and the New Federal Reserve

March 26th, 2008 5:45 pm
On March 14th, Bear Stearns, the fifth-largest investment bank in the United States, entered a period of insolvency. As growing lack of confidence in the firm's subprime exposure grew, other banks eve... [Read More]

Mortgage Interest Rates Fall

March 22nd, 2008 1:28 pm
autoupdating mortgage rates widget Mortgage rates fell this week. 30 Year mortgages fell from 6.13 to 5.87. 15 Year rates fell from 5.6 to 5.27. It looks like lenders are trying to... [Read More]

Why I Hate 40 Year Loans

March 21st, 2008 5:40 pm
This article talks about some of the problems with 40 year loans.

Cash Leverage

March 21st, 2008 11:08 am
Categorized in: Buyers
Why do buyers with cash have more leverage when negotiating a deal? Here are a few of the reasons.

Here's a look at 12 common credit report myths and what the truth really is:

March 19th, 2008 8:25 am
Here's a look at 12 common credit report myths and what the truth really is. I don't need to check my credit report if I pay my bills on time. When the Consumer Federation of America and the National Credit Reporting Association analyzed credit scor
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