by Jim Crowder | Dec 15, 2015 | GENERAL
We’ve written several times over the last few months about the housing market finally being, if not fully, than at least very nearly fully recovered. Of course, that’s good for the housing market. But Bloomberg wrote yesterday about The End of The...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 15, 2015 | GENERAL
In a fairly obscure piece of mortgage related news, the EU’s European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed relaxing their current two-day liquidation period, at least when dealing with U.S. mortgage-backed securities (the U.S. has a...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 11, 2015 | GENERAL
There are a lot of regulations in the mortgage industry. Mostly, you don’t need to understand them — that’s why you have a loan officer and work with a professional institution. Nevertheless, you’ll get exposed to a bunch of acronyms, and...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 10, 2015 | GENERAL
A couple of days ago, we shared the insights of one home buyer who extolled the virtues of shopping for a home in the depths of winter. But it isn’t all just about the buyer. U.S. News & World Report wrote about the advantages of selling in the...
by Jim Crowder | Dec 9, 2015 | GENERAL
There have been a number of articles over the last weeks indicating that the housing market is strong enough to continue growth, even in the face of a Fed rate hike. On top of that, Fitch released their ratings report today, backing up that conclusion. But...
