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January 20, 2021
What are You Reading? And Our Upcoming Real Estate Event
It’s inauguration day! This election has been enlightening because I learned things I didn’t know before, such as how the Electoral College votes are read on January 6th and other steps in the congressional process. There’s been so much coverage over the…
January 13, 2021
Touchy Investors in the Bond Market – What it Means for Mortgage Rates
It’s interesting to see how much things can change in just a week! So many events that have happened since my video last Wednesday, making it a challenge to keep up with everything that is going on. How do we tie these…
January 6, 2021
CA Prop 19 Changes to your Property Taxes
This video is a little late – I’m talking about proposition 19, which we voted on it in November and passed. I want to talk about it because of the undeniable impact it has on real estate – particularly property taxes. Positive…
December 30, 2020
Housing Finishes 2020 with a THUD! Nope!!
It’s the last Wednesday in 2020! This year has been a mix of good and unusual circumstances. Pending home sales came out this morning. The headline makes it sound like the year might be ending on a bad note, potentially predicting what…
December 23, 2020
A Serious Question About the Proposed Stimulus Checks
I need someone to objectively help me understand why we are talking about giving tons of money in stimulus checks to everyone in the United States. I realize it’s not everyone because there are limitations on income, etc. But, why are we…
December 16, 2020
Fed Announces They are Staying Involved in Bond Purchases
It’s Fed day, which always gives us a chance to talk about how the mortgage industry is affected by these announcements. To reiterate: they always make an announcement about the Fed funds rate, but this rate is a completely different rate than…
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