Peter Buchsbaum's (peterbuchsbaum) Blog

Market Focus: Earnings, Earnings, Earnings. Followed by Debt ceiling negotiations and Housing reports all pointing to a higher stock market. Monday: Markets Closed: Martin Luther King Day Observed Tuesday: Chicago Fed. National Activity Index: The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a ...

For 30 minutes every Sunday morning from 5:30 to 6:00 on WPHT 1210 am.  Vince and I look forward to sharing with you some of the issues we see every day. Face it. If we believed everything we heard or read none of us would never even think of buying a home again. The news has been nothing but neg...

Market Focus: It’s a pretty busy week encompassing a wide array of reports all wrapped around lots of Fed Speak and the real start of earnings this week. Price reports, housing reports, and the Beige book are just some of what we get. Look for the fireworks at the end of the week as this consumer...

Hello, and welcome to Real Estate Reality Radio. The most important hour of radio every Friday from 9 to 10 on WBCB 1490 am. Thank you for joining Vince and me. For those of you who are not familiar with the show I am the guy with a bow tie and a bit of an attitude and Vince is the fun affable be...

For 30 minutes every Sunday morning from 5:30 to 6:00 am Vince and I look forward to sharing with you some of the issues we see every day. Face it. If we believed everything we heard or read none of us would never even think of buying a home again. The news has been nothing but negative about rea...

Market Focus: It is a light week in the way of reports but The Bank of England and the ECB will weigh in with interest rate decisions on Thursday. Was last weeks run up just a knee jerk reaction or the real deal? I personally believe it was almost a relief rally before we worry again about the de...

Hello, and welcome to Real Estate Reality Radio. The most important hour of radio every Friday from 9 to 10 on WBCB 1490 am. Thank you for joining Vince and me. For those of you who are not familiar with the show I am the guy with a bow tie and a bit of an attitude and Vince is the fun affable be...

For 30 minutes every Sunday morning from 5:30 to 6:00 am Vince and I look forward to sharing with you some of the issues we see every day. Face it. If we believed everything we heard or read none of us would never even think of buying a home again. The news has been nothing but negative about rea...

Market Focus: Sorry to sound repetitive but Fiscal Cliff! Watch all weekend to see if the Senate and it’s leaders can work out a compromise. If nothing is worked out by Monday spread your arm, take a deep breath and trust your cape. If they reach an agreement look at Friday’s all important Employ...

When I entered the mortgage business we looked at credit, income, assets and collateral. These were the four basics to doing a loan. We could look at credit and determine if the potential borrower showed the propensity to pay their bills. We could calculate if the income was enough to pay all of ...