The U.S. economy expanded in the fourth quarter at the fastest pace in six years as factories cranked up assembly lines, indicating the recovery may be strong enough to be weaned from government support. The 5.7 percent increase in gross domestic product at an annual rate reported by the Commerce
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01/29/2010
By Dean Tucker, Waterstone Mortgage - Prime Equity Group in Boise Idaho It appears that starting February 1st, 2010, HUD / FHA is going to loosen their guidelines pertaining to property flips. THIS IS HUGE!!! According to HUD's Shaun Donovan, some of the restrictions will be temporarily lifted be
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01/20/2010
By Dean Tucker, Waterstone Mortgage - Prime Equity Group in Boise Idaho This morning the FHA announced a series of changes designed to protect the federal agency that has emerged as the cornerstone of the mortgage market as the housing sector wobbles toward recovery. Consumers, Lenders and Realt
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01/20/2010
For the last six months I have been working on a CRM drip system that will automatically email clients and referral partners with loan status updates. I expect to turn it on this week. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. Dean Tucker, Waterstone Mortgage - Prime Equity Group, 2535 W State St
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01/12/2010
Some Federal Reserve policymakers last month were conflicted over whether to expand or cut back a program intended to drive down mortgage rates and bolster the housing market, according to a document released Wednesday. Minutes of the Fed's closed-door meeting on Dec. 15-16 revealed that a "few m
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01/12/2010
The Federal Reserve made a record profit of $46.1 billion last year, reflecting money made off its extraordinary efforts to rescue the U.S. from the worst economic and financial crisis since the 1930s, the central bank announced Tuesday. The windfall gets turned over to the Treasury Department. I
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01/12/2010
