seach mls: The Week Ahead...What Consumer Credit means to you! - 05/04/13 09:54 PM
 
Market Focus: What a ride last week. Up up snd away to new highs. This week is very lite in reports and earnings season is coming to an end. What’s next? The past 3 years have seen May stock index’s fall as we enter historically slow summer months. Your guess is as good as mine.
Monday:
No Reports
Tuesday:
Consumer Credit: The dollar value of consumer installment credit outstanding. Changes in consumer credit indicate the state of consumer finances and portend future spending patterns. The consensus estimate is for a decrease from 18.1 billion to 15 billion. What it means … (0 comments)

seach mls: Commitment Letters? - 10/01/12 10:26 AM
Why has the “commitment letter” become more important than the mortgage itself?  It seems that the commitment letter has taken center stage in the home buying process. It seems lately that we need to complete them sooner every month or the seller will “put the house back on the market”.
I recently asked an agent why such pressure to produce a document that to me is as useless as the paper it is written on. The response I got was “too many sales were dying at the settlement or right before”. That prompted the next question: “Did the sales that … (0 comments)

seach mls: The Week Ahead...What PPI and Consumer Credit mean to you! - 07/07/12 11:48 PM
Market Focus: The economic calendar is very light this week but earnings season starts Monday with Alcoa the first to report. If earnings season starts off with bad news the lackluster results from the labor market Friday will carry over into the week. Always keep one eye on Europe as that roller coaster ride is not over yet.
Monday:
Consumer Credit: The dollar value of consumer installment credit outstanding. Changes in consumer credit indicate the state of consumer finances and portend future spending patterns. The consensus estimate is for a decrease from 6.5 billion to 8.5 billion. What it means … (0 comments)

seach mls: Real Estate Reality Radio...Featuring Agent/Owner Diane Cleland - 01/05/12 10:59 PM
Hello, and welcome to Real Estate Reality Radio. The most important hour of radio every Friday from 9 to 10 on WBCB 1490 am. Thank you for joining Vince and me. For those of you who are not familiar with the show I am the guy with a bow tie and a bit of an attitude and Vince is the fun affable best friend. Our show is dedicated to dispelling the myths associated with Real Estate and finance in your marketplace.
Within every market there are obstacles and solutions on the path to tremendous opportunities. Vince and I think most … (3 comments)