The dust is settling, the ink has dried and the phones are beginning to ring. Yahoooooooooo! Spring is right around the corner and what a great home buying season 2009 will be. The opportunities for first-time home buyers are huge. As long the home purchase is complete by December 1, 2009 and the
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02/22/2009
I doesn't take a rocket scientists to realize that real estate across most of the country is not appreciating as fast as it was at one time. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, unless of course you purchased last year and are selling now. People who have owned a property for several years are st
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02/21/2009
In the past few days, I have had the opportunity to speak to several local Realtors in the Appleton market about their feeling on the Presidents new tax credit for first-time home buyers; More specifically, how they viewed this new home buying incentive and their ability to attract more buyers,
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02/20/2009
Housing and Mortgage Industries Benefit from the 2009 Economic Stimulus Plan Signed . . . Sealed . . . Delivered . . .Tax cuts and spending programs are the target to revive the US Economy. Yes the $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan is signed sealed and delivered to the American people. Scaled
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02/18/2009
Happy Friday! I just love this thought and I hear it more and more these days from both sides. A day does not go by with out hearing the jingle from that well known radio station WFMW or WIIFM (What's in it For Me). "Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccess
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02/12/2009
This story, RANTshould bring it right home for the good people of Wisconsin - I am quite sure that this is happening all over this great land. This is a personal opinion from a professional mortgage planner who is tired of the snide comments and back lashing we have endured over the course of the
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02/12/2009
Less than 30 days into the new administration, Fannie Mae released information on their new change to roll back a very unpopular guideline change that occurred less than 12 months ago. Information from the revision to the Selling Guide says" Fannie Mae is committed to providing financing opportun
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02/10/2009
Closing on your new home is an exciting time. You have just received word from your Realtor that your offer has been accepted, the closing date is set and you are pulling together all the final details. The final step is the settlement or closing. If not prepared, the settlement statement (ie:
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02/05/2009
Have you ever been so afraid and pushed yourself right through it? Felt that sinking feeling and forced yourself forward? It is said that F.E.A.R. is an acronym for "False Emotions Appearing Real". I have heard that statement on numerous occasions, but it wasn't until I was faced head on with it
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02/04/2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAFFY - Saffy is a 2 year old Australian Shepherd - The owner was living in an apartment and could no longer care for her. I got her when she was 4 months old. She looks so much like my Neenah, who died a few years back. I just couldn't resist that face.
02/01/2009
