Mortgage rates managed again to set record low rates last week. While concerns over financial issues
in Europe once more drove money to the relative security of US Treasuries, there was little to get
excited about here in the US. As expected, the President presented a plan to Congress to …
After much soul-searching and working the numbers, you decided to put your home on the market. You may be selling to change cities for a job or are needing to downsize. Regardless of the reason, this is a big and important decision!
The time …
Are the first 90-seconds the most important?
Tammy Lenski, the conflict resolution expert of Conflict Zen, recently turned us on to a very interesting concept promoted by Phil Gerbyshak and pioneered by Jim Fannin, called "The 90-Second relationship Rule."
Excerpted from from Phil's blog post on the subject:
If …
Annual Fee and Decreased Upfront Fee Effective October 1, 2011!
Please note two very important changes that are scheduled to take effect with loans obligated on or after October 1, 2011. The changes are as follows: (1) An annual fee of 0.3 percent will be charged on all …
When people are looking for a new place to live, they usually want to know some key facts beyond cost and number of rooms: Most notably, they are curious about what is in the neighborhood and what their commute would be like. In fact, over three quarters of home shoppers …
A father and his son went fishing on a small boat, hungry.
The father helped his son reel in his first fish, and it was a beauty. “Great catch, son,” the father said.
“Yes, but I’m worried I’m missing out on better fish,” …
A segment of the population believes things are in such bad shape today that the only way to preserve economic value is to stockpile gold, tent pegs and sandwich makings. In this view, nothing else has value and it's entirely possible that values will fall …