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Loan Types 30 Year Fixed   If you think interest rates are as low as they are going to get and you plan on staying in the home for 10 years or more, this program is for you. 20 Year Fixed   A great way to build equity fast without the higher payments of 15 year fixed. 15 Year Fixed   The ultimate...

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Bell Curve forecasting systems may work here!Fractals work in FL, CO, TX this is a good thing, If you are feeling a slowdown in the market it is due to the mortgage credit, more than supply and demand, the sales numbers are quite good, Some of the boom area's of the country now have mor foreclosu...

Put down that Maxim and/or people mag. LOL with the market changing its a good time to go back to the wellhow many books have you read in the last month?Read the Black Swan and Fooled by randomness written by Nassin Nicholas Talebgreat stuff, teaches you to think without self deceptionFooled by r...

Applying Economic Data to Interest Rate Volatility   Bull Treasury's safe haven as 10yr bouncing off 4.50% support range. Fed Fund's contract today show trader's see a 44% chance the Fed will lower its target for overnight bank lending to 4.75% form 5.25% at its next meeting on September 18th. Ne...

Bank of America bought $2B of preferred stock from Countrywide or if converted to common stock would represent 16% ownership: Media's calling BOA a "preferred lender"; NOT - they're just a preferred investor.  If Countrywide fails and goes bankrupt, common stockholders get wiped out (Enron, World...

Thought some folks might like this. http://www.umkc.edu/WHMCKC/PUBLICATIONS/JCN/JCNPDF/JCN048.pdf i found it a very good read. Its funny how we think times change but they really do not. Those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat tTE BOTTOM LINE IS WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO OUR ELDERS ...

I have to partially laugh at and paritally respect for originality. Chicagotribune.com 'Worst home' finally finds budding buyer Mary Umberger Real estate August 19, 2007 If you've been toying with buying the Worst House in Edina, Minn., you've probably waited too long. Ten months after placing th...

with the euro being so high, its time to look outside the borders for some buyers, Read belowwho has thoughts on how to take action to make this happen NAR Study Confirms: They Come To America - To Buy Homes WASHINGTON, July 30, 2007 - Nearly one in five Realtors® has sold a home to an internatio...