Must We All Pay For This Mortgage Mess?

I am definitely all for personal accountability but it looks like we must all bear some of the financial brunt of the current financial/mortgage crisis. I realize that a few believe “if I was not personally fiscally irresponsible then why should I have to help pay for others who were” however I believe this [...]

Thanks for the Recession

Drake Bennett of The Boston Sunday Globe gives an interesting view on the unlikely benefits that a slowed economy can provide. Apparently the relationship between the economy and health have been studied for years and a robust economy seems to produce inactive, stressed workers. It makes sense to consider that if you were [...]

Make Me Move?

Okay so as a Realtor I have not put alot of faith in the home values on Zillow.com but I realize that many people do believe the values to be fact. I was checking around on Zillow and noticed their newest (new to me) feature called “Make me Move” which frankly boggles my mind. [...]

5 Credit Mistakes Buyers Can Avoid

Giving top-notch service to buyers starts with making sure you are on solid footing to obtain a home loan. The following tips will help to bypass these common credit mistakes.
1. Not leaving enough time to fix errors. Consumers should review their credit report at least once a year. [...]

Good news in housing–what’s that?

It has been very easy to be inundated with negative housing news even if you don’t go looking for it. It makes people watch or read as the case may be and is tied to ratings (for television anyway). The infrequent glimmers of hope in the housing market have been hard to find but [...]

Recession or No-recession?

Well we all know that gas and oil prices are through the roof and housing prices may be at an all time low but President Bush wants us to believe we are not in a recession. Billionaire investor, Warren Buffett, this morning, announced that we are in fact in a recession with stocks that [...]