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March 25, 2020
Updates: This Week in Mortgage and Real Estate
What a week! It feels like every week goes by and we have a whole new set of circumstances that we couldn’t have anticipated. When you compare last Wednesday with this Wednesday, it’s a different picture: we are all kept inside the…
March 19, 2020
Come Together: Leadership is What We Need
I do this video every week – and it’s amazing how much things have changed since last Wednesday. So many businesses are closing and a lot is going on around the world. A few days ago, Walter Neil (the owner of Franklin…
March 12, 2020
What a Ride the Last Couple Weeks
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know that the financial markets have been going nuts – with big up days and big down days. There have been more down days than up, which creates a bit of uneasiness. How…
March 4, 2020
How are the Big Moves in the Financial Markets Affecting Rates?
My phone has been blowing up with people asking questions about the current news headlines: The Fed dropping rates by .5 of a point, and the DOW average is moving fast. What is going on? Here’s what you need to know: Quick…
February 26, 2020
Real Estate is Meant to Be a Long Game… Don’t Forget That!
This is a topic that I’ve talked about in the past, but it came up again this week and I wanted to share the perspective. Let’s step back to 2005 – it looked like real estate was amazing and everything was great….
February 19, 2020
Jumbo Loans for Self-Employed Buyers
I’ve talked about this topic before, but haven’t brought it up in a while. It’s come up again a few times recently, so I wanted discuss the options for self-employed home buyers. How Tax Strategy Impacts Loan Approval We help self-employed clients…
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