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Greece Steps Back From Brink!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

Monday, July 13, 2015 10:30 AM Greece is being pulled back frm the economic and financial edge. Over the weekend EU leaders agreed to give Greece €86B ($96B) for new bailout loans. The carrot depends on Greece accepting an increase … Continue reading →

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Interest Rates Have Risen a Little Today! :(

Posted on March 26, 2015 by

Mortgage News: By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury prices fell and benchmark 10-year note yields rose above 2 percent on Thursday after the government saw tepid demand for a $29 billion sale of seven-year notes, … Continue reading →

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New Appraisal Rules

Posted on January 23, 2015 by

SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BLUE?:   COLLATERAL UW Collateral Underwriter by FNMA launches on Monday, January 26th . . . don’t know what that is?   Don’t worry, you are not alone Here is the definition of Collateral Underwriter: Collateral Underwriter (CU™) is … Continue reading →

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FEDS KEEP RATES LOW

Posted on June 17, 2014 by

  Don’t miss out while Rates Stay LOW! Interest rates are staying low. They won’t be raised until the economic soup is just the right temperature, and right now it is still way too cold. Even if inflation magically bounces … Continue reading →

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Home Prices Are Going Up Up Up

Posted on April 24, 2014 by

The chart below shows the national median price for homes over the past four decades. On the right side of the graph, we can see where prices peaked around 2006. What followed was the first and only national decline in values over that 40-year era. … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and Russia and Interst Rates

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

    This too will pass (at least for markets); how soon and what the sanctions are going to be for Russia are the determining factors. Russian troops in Crimea and Russian leaning Ukrainians are dominating the situation currently. Russian … Continue reading →

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Mortgage News

Posted on August 1, 2013 by

When I bought my first house I sat across from a mortgage broker and thought I could do a better job than she is doing. I was a first time home buyer and much of the information she was giving … Continue reading →

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Hold on to your Hats! Mortgage Rates are Going for a RIde!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

Friday, July 26, 2013 10:30 AM Rate markets started early this morning generally unchanged but with a very slight price improvement from yesterday’s gains; US stock indexes at 9:00 were slightly weaker. Today we do not expect much movement in … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Today 6-3-2013

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

Interest rates continue to increase as the momentum builds that the Fed will begin tapering its QEs sooner than what had been thought as little as three weeks ago. The US 10 in May increased frm 1.63% to 2.16% last … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 20, 2013 by

From making dinner to making a difference…What do I want to leave as my legacy? I know that I have taught my children to be compassionate for others. I try to live my life being authentic. I try to be … Continue reading →

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