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    Hey Folks! Well the Inauguration is done. We have a new president but the financial markets don't share the same enthusiasm. So far this morning, mortgage backed securities, have opened down. Looks like Treasuries are pulling them lower. They are down big time today. Now with no economic rep...

      Hey Folks! Between MLK day yesterday adn Inaugration day today it has been challenging to get any work done. In the end it will be all worth it. I am not going to get political but I know we hear the term "Any Change is Good." I hope this is one of those times. For today's video I looked b...

      Hey Folks! For all that think this is a political post its not. This is always a interesting time in American government. This time tomorrow we will have a new head of State,  a new chief, a new President. The most powerful person in the free world. My question is what about the outgoing P...

      Hey Folks! Here I sit at a combo Starbucks/Charter One bank. One side is lit and the other is dark. What to guess which one? You got it! It is the Charter One Bank. This like all that I amware of are closed for the Martin Luther King Holiday. With this in mind mortgage rates will not chang...

      Hey Folks! Well today is Martin Luther King day. With all of the historic events that are happening this week what would be more enjoyable than to watch this famous speech. Please remember that I am not about poltics or picking sides. These week is just a moment in time that will go down i...

      Hey Folks! Sales training 101 tells us that buyers and sellers gives us "signs." What better for a Sunday but a short video on some signs? Enjoy the show and when you have mortgage questions or problems remember that I have the solution. Have a Great Day!Tony Grego, Regional Sales Director...

  Hey Folks! The refinancing rush is on. The Mortgaeg Bankers Assoication said this week that due to dropping interest rates more than 85 percent of all mortgage activity involve refinancing applications.Lenders like us at Amerisave are swamped by the tsunami of refinancing requests. Now is the ...

      Hey Folks! Well we see it advertised all over the place. "Low Rates" "Best Rates" "No Fee" "No Closing Cost" and I can go on and on. I also find that if you don't some type of tag no one looks. It is one reason I post a daily Mortgage Rate Update. Advertising teaches you to have a "hook". ...

    Hey Folks! Hope everyone is having a great day? Well today's video has a little bit of a twist. Whilen the graphics are in Japenese (sorry, I can't read them) it seems the point of the video is "what if your computer is watching/recording you". If you have teenage kids you don't want to miss...

      Hey Folks! Well we don't expect to see anything that will "shake" the market today. The biggest concern I see is the trend for property values. Folks looking to refinance or purchase need to move forward. The recent news with sales and foreclosures is not good to hold or build on home valu...