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2009
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All the uncertainty... All of the challenges.... The people you meet.... The People you help... The relationships you make.... You got to love it!
09/30/2009
Below is my daily video update on the mortgage market and interest rates. My name is Bruce Brown, CMPS (Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist) with Pulaski Bank Home Lending in Kansas City. I am the radio host of Dollars and Homes on KCMO Talk Radio 710. I also have a written blog (courtesy of ...
09/28/2009
I read this in the LA Times and have been attempting to find the original study but here is the link:LA Time Story A short synopsis: "Research using a massive sample of 24 million individual credit files has found that homeowners with high scores when they apply for a loan are 50% more likely to ...
09/28/2009
I read this in the LA Times and have been attempting to find the original study but here is the link:LA Time Story A short synopsis: "Research using a massive sample of 24 million individual credit files has found that homeowners with high scores when they apply for a loan are 50% more likely to ...
09/28/2009
$8k First Time Tax Credit Expires December 1, 2009 Time is running out! Attention Tacoma - Seattle - Olympia area 1st time home buyers - it takes 45-60 days to close escrow so if you want to take advantage of the $8k Tax Credit, you should act fast. So working backwards from the November 30 deadl...
09/28/2009
By 2010 Generation Y will outnumber baby boomers. 96% of them have joined a social network. Social Media has overtaken porn as the Number One activity on the Web. Years to reach 50 million users: Radio: 38 years TV: 13 years Internet: 4 years If Facebook were a country it would b...
09/24/2009
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As expected, the Fed did not touch interest rates, but the statement was a market mover. The Fed said they are going to draw out the remaining commitment of Mortgage Backed Security purchases through the first quarter of 2010. There will be no additional buying, but instead, a longer weaning off ...
09/24/2009
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Well seems Wachovia short sale department will be on a break with files until after October 1st 2009. I was informed today that all Fannie Mae short sales are on hold awaiting transfer to Wells Fargo. Could they make it any more complicated? I hope this won't put my file on the bottom.
09/24/2009
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Washington Report: Tax Credit Changes by Kenneth R. Harney RealtyTimes www.MyNvaHomes.com The first major change to the $8,000 home buyers tax credit began moving through Congress last week, giving hope to real estate and building groups pushing for extension of the entire program before it expir...
09/24/2009
The housing recovery remains weak and could take a turn for the worse if more Americans lose their jobs, analysts say. "The market’s incredibly fragile," says Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moodys. "As long as job losses are rising, the housing market is at risk of continuing along a decline. Any...
09/24/2009
