mn waterstone mortgage: Should You Lease Or Buy Your Next Car? It May Affect Your Mortgage. - 08/14/12 11:05 AM
Should You Lease Or Buy Your Next Car? It May Affect Your Mortgage. Should you lease a new car, or should you buy one? Like most financial questions, the answer depends on your situation. For some people, leasing a car presents distinct economic advantages. For others, buying a car is the way to go.
There’s plenty of online material to help you choose your optimal path, but this 3-minute piece from NBC’s The Today Show serves as an excellent summary. In it, you’ll learn about the basics of leasing a car, and for whom leasing can be a great fit. You’ll … (0 comments)

mn waterstone mortgage: Building Confidence Rises To 5-Year High - 06/19/12 01:03 PM
Building Confidence Rises To 5-Year High
Home builders anticipate growth in the market for newly-built, single-family homes.
For June 2012, the National Association of Homebuilders reports its monthly Housing Market Index at 29 — an increase of more than 100% from one year ago and the highest HMI value since May 2007.
When the Housing Market Index reads 50 or better, it’s meant to indicate favorable conditions for builders in the single-family, new-construction market. Readings below 50 suggest unfavorable conditions for builders.
The index has not been above 50 since April 2006.
The NAHB Housing Market Index is not a … (0 comments)

mn waterstone mortgage: Interesting study by NAR. Why you need to market Yourself - 05/15/12 07:55 AM
Here are some interesting facts of a study done by the National Association of Realtors.
 
Why is it important for you to market yourself and not your company?
 
1. 77 percents of buyers were happy with their real estate agents.
2. 74 percent said they would buy from that real estate agent again.
3. Only 9 percent bought from that real estate agent the second time. (lack of follow up)
4. Less than 10 percent could recall the name of their real estate agent after 3 years. Almost all could recall the company's name.
It is important to understand … (3 comments)

 
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