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Thou shall not change jobs or become self-employed Thou shall not buy a car, truck or van unless you plan to live in it Thou shall not use your credit cards or let your payments fall behind Thou shall not spend the money you have saved for your down payment Thou shall not buy furniture before you...

It was officially announced Tuesday 11/15/11 – that the revamped HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) is targeted for release on December 1, 2011. The program is intended to help those borrowers whose homes are underwater (your mortgage is higher than the value of your home)  and whose loans ...

CPI, PPI, PCE...sounds like a nice bowl of alphabet soup. But did you know that what lies behind these letters impacts not only YOU every single day...it also bears a very heavy influence on the direction of home loan rates? So pull up a chair, grab a spoon, and let's dig in to learn more. First,...

If you've heard in the news or listening on the radio - President Obama has announced changes to the existing HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program) program whereby they are eliminating the existing 125% Loan To Value ceiling for fixed rate mortgages which will allow for more people whose home ...

I just read this blog post by Mike Cooper at Cornerstone Business Group. I really enjoyed his analogy on growing apples and business practice, I think anyone in business can relate to this. ENJOY! Throughout my whole childhood, Winchester, Virginia was known as the Apple Capital of the World.  Th...

These days, many professionals are looking to build a blog community to develop their reputation, uncover new business opportunities and grow revenues. What this comes down to is using a blog to build meaningful business relationships. People think the best way to grow their blog is to simply foc...

So you've read that interest rates are near historic lows and you want to figure out if you can refinance. Financing has become significantly harder to do and more expensive in the past few years, thanks to the financial crisis. But refinancing is still possible and may make financial sense. In t...

So you've read that interest rates are near historic lows and you want to figure out if you can refinance. Financing has become significantly harder to do and more expensive in the past few years, thanks to the financial crisis. But refinancing is still possible and may make financial sense. In t...

So you've got your new home picked out and you're ready to embark upon the long process of securing a home loan and ultimately taking ownership of your dream home. Armed with that excitement, you take to the Internet in hopes of uncovering a hidden interest rate nugget, that low rate that other p...

Our businesses are service-based and in a service business, customer satisfaction is the key to success -- when you make a promise, you've got to deliver. But the business environment is far more competitive than it's ever been -- your satisfied customers can easily become your competitors' satis...