First I want to say that after posting on Jeff Belonger's clever post pitting the Realtor vs. The Loan Officer; http://activerain.com/blogsview/292076/Which-one-is-better , I was thinking of a post regarding auctions that I'd put off for a while. I guess its because I somehow alluded that the l
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12/02/2007
This is very different from my normal postings, but as we just finished a great Thanksgiving day weekend, and we're into the beautiful holiday season, I thought of my nephew who is scheduled to go back to the Middle East in the next 45 days or so, and all of the other people in the military....T
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11/26/2007
I held back from posting this previously, but at the end of the day, fair is fair. Regrettably, everyone is looking for an excuse as to why the real estate market is performing the way that it is. I had the pleasure of speaking with MSNBC about this topic while on my recent trip to New York City
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11/18/2007
A couple of months ago, I asked the question in a previous blog, titled is 'Wamu wise or stupid?" Here is the link: http://activerain.com/blogsview/222979/WAMU-are-you-wise I am extremely impressed that the public relations machine at Wamu has effectively prevented so much of their information
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11/18/2007
Needless to say, the recent fires across California have affected countless thousands of lives, having destroyed 1414 homes according to an article in the San Diego Union Tribune that I just read, titled Fire Facts: here is the link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20071026-9999-1n26fac
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10/28/2007
While this is schedule to occur in 2009, you should be made aware it is coming. The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise & Oversight is responsible for the amount of conforming loan limits based on the cost of homes from October to October each year. OFHEO Director James Lockhart announced that,
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10/16/2007
Your homebuyers will truly thank you for helping them...... The last quarter of 2007 has $120 Billion in adjustable rate mortgages that are scheduled to reset. Of that number, $90 billion is for the subprime market. Ironically, given this number, Citigroup feels like the worst is behind them.
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10/08/2007
Waaaahhhh.....we can't handle the media....it's all their fault.....help us......we're the victims!!! Please get us out of this storm!!!!!!I'm sitting here crying as I read through the Leaders' call that they did with their top management, staff, yada yada yada....If you want to read for yours
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10/07/2007
Taken from on of my favorite movies of all time a mortgage spin from "A FewGood Men"....... Loan Officer: "You want answers?"Underwriter: "I think we are entitled to them!"Loan Officer: "You want answers?"Underwriter: (YELLING): "I want the truth!"Loan Officer: (YELLING): "You can't handle the
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10/05/2007
Hey Wamulians: My name is Kerry Killinger, and I really need to justify my job right now as CEO of this animal that we call WaMu. Washington Mutual was too boring, and sounded too much like a responsible lender, so we've decided to shake things up a little. If we're lucky, nobody will figur
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10/02/2007
