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Mortgage rates continue to remain under pressure last week falling the lowest levels of 2011. Fantastic timing for the Spring Real Estate Market. The overall market was down about .5% and some choppy trading and this week looks to bring some increased volatility to trading. We have had such a bi...
05/15/2011
We have heard all this talk back and forth over the past couple of months about our debt issues. We are a country of credit cards and it doesn't stop at the mall. The US is maxed out on their credit limit and the United States is set to reach its $14.3 trillion debt limit on Monday, and will onl...
05/13/2011
I wanted to reach out to everyone and let them know about a charity event this weekend in Dracut MA. This coming Saturday May 14th. there will be a charity ride to help raise money for the Wish Project. There are many families that need help with cribs for babies and matresses for parents. Regist...
05/12/2011
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We are having a busy week of activity in the real estate industry, the stock markets, and the mortgage world. Tomorrow Ben Bernake is going to be going in front of Congress with some new testimony. According to reports he is going to be discussing and recommending even more regulations on the ban...
05/11/2011
"The Mortgage Buddy" Mortgage Rate Outlook for the Week Beginning May 9th Last week saw continued pressure downwards in the mortgage rate environment. The economic data points were dominated by the jobs report on Friday. We did see a nice increase in the number of jobs created in this great count...
05/08/2011
This is a fantastic post by Rebekah Radice. This post covers the six most important ways to drive traffic to your website or blog. She goes into nice detail on these web traffic driving techniques in hopes to teach the reader how to improve their web presence and their business. This is a must re...
05/07/2011
Just what is ALS? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a motor neuron disease, first described in 1869 by the noted French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot. Although the cause of ALS is not completely understood, the last decade has brought a wealth of new scientific understanding about the dis...
05/07/2011
Last week the MA Supreme Court released a long awaited ruling that makes it mandatory for real estate attorneys to play a more essential part in closing home real estate transactions. This is an important ruling because it helps create another level of oversight in the real estate/mortgage proce...
05/06/2011
So We Have a Real Estate Market Double Dip...Now What??? Do we whine and moan a little bit? Does this give us reason to say "I Told You My Job Is Tough"? Do we find a political party or bank to blame? I guess it depends if you want some cheese with your whine or not. Today Clear Capital released ...
05/05/2011
The Mortgage Buddy Economic Briefing for Today Today we saw a break through some technical levels on the 10yr treasury helping to push the mortgage rates lower and some positive moves in the MBS market. ARM rates have dropped to their lowest point in 6 months and fixed rates have also dropped to ...
05/04/2011
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I decided to start writing this blog to be an education resource to my referral partners and my clients. We live in a new world of mortgage lending in which we need to be up to date on the changing underwriting guidlines and mortgage products offered. It's through these updates that we will all be able to provide our clients with the customer service they derserve and expect. It's my belief that this industry insight is what will take our business to the next level.
Education = Confidence