by Jim Crowder | Nov 23, 2015 | GENERAL
Of course, everyone knows that property has different value in different markets. And everyone knows that the cost of labor is different in different markets, so the cost of building houses can vary. But it turns out that, far more important than the cost of labor,...
by Jim Crowder | Nov 20, 2015 | GENERAL
If you didn’t catch the brief coverage on CNN (here’s the original article , and you’re not particularly active on social media, then you may have missed a particularly heartwarming example of Americans doing the charitable thing. In the...
by Jim Crowder | Nov 19, 2015 | GENERAL
Shelby Holliday of the WSJ sat down for a few moments at the CEO Council with Freddie Mac CEO Donald Layton. Of course, at this point, we’re all familiar with the e-mortgage regulations that have come through, and the government’s attempts to standardize...
by Jim Crowder | Nov 18, 2015 | GENERAL
The third quarter turned in some more positive results on the housing industry as a whole, and mortgage borrowing in particular. The Globe and Mail reported on two key milestones yesterday. First, as of September 30th, the mortgage delinquency rate was 4.99%....
by Jim Crowder | Nov 17, 2015 | GENERAL
We spend a lot of time blogging about everything surrounding the places we live — homes, markets, interest rates, maintenance, etc…. But of course, even more important are what goes inside our homes: us. America has always been a melting pot, but just how...
