Weekly Blog Update from dana devine

For the week ending March 20, 2009

Thank you for reading my Real Estate industry blog, the devine report. This is a summary of my newest blog entries from the past week.

Publish Date: March 20, 2009
History As A Teacher: What To Do When Mortgage Rates Plummet
Excerpt: For the fifth time in a year, rate shoppers learned an important lesson this week: When mortgage rates plummet unexpectedly, they often recover just as fast. Wednesday, the Federal Reserve's newest...

Publish Date: March 18, 2009
Explaining What The Federal Reserve Did In Plain English (March 18, 2009 Edition)
Excerpt: The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged today, within the target range of 0.000-0.250 percent.  This doesn't mean the Fed stood pat, however. On plan...

Publish Date: March 18, 2009
Daily Interest Rate Opinion ...update
Excerpt: This week's FOMC meeting has adjourned with some extremely favorable news regarding the Fed's investment in Treasury securities and mortgage-related bonds. As expected, there was no change made to key...

Publish Date: March 18, 2009
Daily Interest Rate Opinion
Excerpt: Wednesday's bond market has opened in positive territory following early stock losses and despite stronger than expected inflation news. The stock markets are posting sizable losses with the Dow down...

Publish Date: March 18, 2009
Today's Signal That Home Prices May Have Already Bottomed: Building Permits
Excerpt: There's a mixed message in February's Housing Starts data and it may be a good sign for home sellers in the near-term. As reported by the government, new home construction rose...

Publish Date: March 17, 2009
Daily interest Rate Opinion
Excerpt: Tuesday's bond market has opened up slightly despite stronger than expected economic news. The stock markets have fluctuated between positive and negative territory during early morning as they look for...

Publish Date: March 17, 2009
The Federal Reserve Is Meeting And What It Means To Your Mortgage Rate
Excerpt: The Federal Open Market Committee begins a scheduled, 2-day meeting today to discuss the country's monetary policy.  As is custom, the group will issue a press release to the markets...

Publish Date: March 16, 2009
Housekeeping : How To Rotate A Mattress
Excerpt: If you're not rotating your mattress every 3 months, you may be shortening its lifespan.  Constant nightly pressure can "wear out" the areas on which you sleep, creating in-bed divots