Karen Burket's "Active" Mortgage Blog

Peek a boo, I SEE you!!!!!   We all know that we can check to see how many "views" and "clicks" our blog posts are getting by checking out that information in our "statistics" tab. But, how can you find out WHERE in the world these viewers are from and maybe more importantly, what are they intere...

Daily Rate Blast - Medford Oregon Mortgage Interest Rates - June 27, 2011   This morning’s Conventional FIXED and ARM rate quotes are:                             30 Year                                                 4.500%   (4.739% APR)                                                15 Year  ...

Daily Rate Blast - Medford Oregon Mortgage Interest Rates - June 24, 2011   This morning’s Conventional FIXED and ARM rate quotes are:                             30 Year                                                 4.500%   (4.739% APR)                                                15 Year  ...

As suggested by my friend Donna Foerster last week after I posted a blog about favorite movie quotes, I've decided to make this a Friday regular. So, join me every Friday and share some of your favorite movie lines.   Here's a few of mine! "I'll have what she's having"  - When Harry Met Sally    ...

Apparently he doesn't find the office environment all THAT exciting!  He's doing his best here....FLOOR DUTY!  

We've all see the Facebook "warnings" that get posted about privacy settings and whatnot.  Well, I just received this one from one of my friends.  This one takes the cake!  lol      URGENT WARNING!Facebook now automatically scans your brain through your monitor. To block, go to kitchen, get alumi...

Daily Rate Blast - Medford Oregon Mortgage Interest Rates - June 23, 2011   This morning’s Conventional FIXED and ARM rate quotes are:                             30 Year                                                 4.500%   (4.739% APR)                                                15 Year  ...

I've been the only one in my office this week because of folks taking some time off.  Since I didn't have any appointments today, and wasn't expecting anyone, I figured I'd bring my beloved Rodney to the office with me so I'd have some company.  He's made himself right at home!  lol  

ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME!?  NO REALLY, WHAT IS THIS FRIGGIN BANK TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THIS CRAP!!!! So, earlier this morning I wrote a blog post about a We finally closed!  I should be thrilled but I'm actually kind of sad.  Apparently there was a seller signature still missing from an ad...

A positive spin on lousy employment figures.  Figures for May of 2011 indicate that Medford, Oregon (Jackson County) had a 11.1% unemployment rate.  We're running second in the state for the highest unemployment figures.  The Bend area (Deschutes County) is running over 12%. While those figures c...