by Jim Crowder | Apr 16, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Primary Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is a payment with which most new homeowners must contend. Generally, you have to pay PMI if your equity (i.e., your down-payment on a new purchase) is below a certain threshold. For many people, that can be worth it, because in...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 15, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
One of the great things that humans can do is make predictions. The quality of those predictions is an entirely different matter. Nevertheless, it’s fun to think about where we’ll be in 10, 20, or 100 years — and for the shorter periods, it can be...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 14, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Based on the success of yesterday’s post, we see there’s a strong interest in getting up to speed on mortgage terminology. Main St. provides this handy guide covering 10 terms that you should learn if you’re thinking about buying a house. They cover...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 13, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
Sometimes mortgage and real-estate professionals get so caught up in things that we forget that you, our customer, may not be an expert at all of the industry lingo. This article by The Motley Fool does a great job of explaining the high-level differences between the...
by Jim Crowder | Apr 10, 2015 | HOUSING MARKET
If you’re like me, you probably don’t clean your windows until you notice that they’re incredibly dirty. And maybe not even then. Did you know it’s recommended to clean them twice per year? According to This Old House, we amateur window washers...
