Tommy LaSorda supposedly said, “I found out that it’s not good to talk about my troubles: 80% of the people who hear them don’t care […]
Home affordability is not a modern problem. In Zillow’s In Search of Affordability, Krishna Rao writes, “Across the United States, strong home price affordability has […]
What happened yesterday? Donald Rumsfeld (remember him?) sent his annual letter to the IRS, telling the agency that, because of the complexity of the tax […]
Don’t forget: the bond markets close early on Thursday, and are closed entirely Friday. LOs know that any lender taking locks will price conservatively. But […]
Certainly many statistics are showing us that things continue to pick up. But is the economy doing as well as the Fed thinks it is? […]
A question that new originators have is, “Why does it cost money to extend a lock?” The basic answer is that, “A dollar now is […]
What is the Economic Census? According to U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, “the economic census is one of the Commerce Department’s most valuable data […]
Sometimes my 91-year old Dad’s sense of humor grows tiresome. For example his, “How do you know it when you see a mortgage guy at […]
The market is abuzz about news that 73-year old teen Archie, the comic book character, will meet his demise in July. (The edition will feature […]
As the industry watches the personnel turmoil at Utah’s Castle & Cooke Mortgage, here’s an interesting promotional twist: a builder’s real estate company paying borrowers […]
