Bad News Bonds: Good for Rates Remember, when the bond news is bad that is good for our mortgage rates. Overnight real estate rates tumble for a 30-year fixed rate at 6.31%; 10-year Treasury yield at 5.06%Now more than ever (because these rates won't stay down for a long time), it is a buyers mar
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09/10/2006
Rate Hikes Pauses: Who Cares? Yes in an historic move (not done in the last 18 months anyways) the Federal Reserve Board has decided to halt their consecutive increase in interest rates at their meeting yesterday.What does this mean for mortgages?Not much.What does this mean if you have a home eq
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09/10/2006
In an attempt to break down the walls of blogging and posting (and timidity about calling a 'stranger') I have introduced LIVE CHAT on my Chicago HomeBUZZ blog.If you have any questions or would like to chat live about any real estate topic, if you see my picture on this site in the right column
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09/10/2006
Our One Year Blog-iversary A short post to celebrate our one year of our Chicago HomeBUZZ blog and posting real estate information is here! Let me know how we can make the site better. Feedback is always welcome.Thanks to our loyal subscribers.Jim
09/10/2006