by Jim Crowder | Nov 27, 2015 | GENERAL
OK. The article is a paid op-ed by PIMCO, so they have a vested interest in the position. But that doesn’t mean they’re wrong. The four points Mark makes — strong job growth and consumer confidence; low inventories and rising pent-up demand; a...
by Jim Crowder | Nov 25, 2015 | GENERAL
We reported earlier this year when Google added a mortgage calculator to organic search results. This week, they’ve taken another step forward. Google Compare now provides “[a] real-time, apples-to-apples comparison of rate quotes”. Of course,...
by Jim Crowder | Nov 24, 2015 | GENERAL
As we enter the holiday season, many Americans will be traveling quite a bit. For some, that’s just a drive to see local relatives; but for many, it can mean much longer trips, from elderly “snowbirds” heading to warm islands, to expats returning...
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...
