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Buyers: cash in on these conditions before competition returns

Two weeks ago I suggested that homebuyers be ready to act swiftly if mortgage rates dipped, since most experts are predicting that rates will remain on an upward trend as we look forward. I hope you potential homebuyers out there were listening because mortgage rates did ease last week, and current market conditions have made [...]

Microwaved Water – See What It Does To Plants #health #cancer

I have known for years that the problem with microwaved anything is not the radiation people used to worry about, It’s how it corrupts the DNA in the food so the body can not recognize it. So the body wraps it in fat cells to protect itself from the dead food or it eliminates it fast.

What will it take for mortgage rates to rise?

After reading the title of this post you may be saying to yourself, “Why would I want rates to rise?” Don’t get us wrong, historically-low mortgage rates have been one of the only things keeping the housing market moving. However, these rock-bottom rates are also an indication of just how poor things are, economically speaking.
That [...]

Economists think Washington should step aside, do you?

I’m up to my eyeballs everyday in the latest financial and economic news because it’s my job. That said, I wasn’t surprised at all when I read (and I have read it many times before) that many economists feel that the economy would be better off if policy makers stepped aside and let the natural [...]

What Good Are (Even) Lower Mortgage Rates?

After the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) one-day meeting on Tuesday, the Fed announced measures that will help serve to keep mortgage rates low if need be:
To help support the economic recovery in a context of price stability, the Committee will keep constant the Federal Reserve’s holdings of securities at [...]

Realtor® TV: The #Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act explanation for Buyers and Sellers

Image via Wikipedia This informative video won’t leave you on the edge of your seat, but it will enlighten matters for any of you wondering how this legislation may affect you. – Carlo.

A Week Full of Tax Credit Information

Last week’s blog posts pretty much focused on the homebuyer tax credit’s closing deadline. We did our absolute best to deliver the latest news as it happened. Let’s review last week’s posts:
Saturday:
“GUEST POST: ‘All Right! The Deadline Has Been Extended!‘”:
All right! The deadline has been extended to September 30! I work in mortgage banking and have been working [...]

Who Qualifies for the Extended “first-time home buyer” tax Credit?

Who Qualifies for the Extended Credit?