Archive for August 2010
Weekly Mortgage Update
It’s all about jobs this week. The jobs report came out today with a loss of 131,000. The private sector actually added 71,000 jobs and so the losses came from the government sector. While much of the government job loss was due to 143,000 temporary census workers being let go, the balance of the government…
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Shopping Interest Rates
If you are in the real estate market to buy or interested in refinancing your home loan, shopping interest rates is very important. With rates as low as 4.25% lately, it is a great time to buy or even if you do not want to move, you may think about refinancing you home. Everyone interested…
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The Gross Domestic Product number (how we measure our economic growth) dropped 7/10 of a percent from the 1st quarter of 2010 to the 2nd quarter. And there is some concern of deflation as the recovery appears to be loosing steam. But again, don’t panic. We’re still positive at 2.4% growth. And if you look…
Read MoreWhy do I need a home inspection?
Buying a home is the single and largest investment you will ever make. Why would you want to put this investment on the line and risk that there could be problems with it in the future. As a Realtor, I try to get all of my clients to get an inspection. If they decide not…
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