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Are you currently in the process of buying a home or refinancing in Chicago or vicinity? Trying to decide when to lock can be a stressful and difficult decision. In my job as a mortgage lender, I watch the markets daily to keep my clients abreast of changes to assist them in securing the best mo...
11/29/2010
                       This is old news to some, but I found out this weekend that Home Depot and Lowe's provide a 10% discount on all purchases to veterans.  To obtain this discount, a veteran simply needs to present proof of service to at either of the retailers.  This can amount to a nice chun...
11/29/2010
Are you currently in the process of buying a home or refinancing in Chicago or vicinity? Trying to decide when to lock can be a stressful and difficult decision. In my job as a mortgage lender, I watch the markets daily to keep my clients abreast of changes to assist them in securing the best mo...
11/22/2010
"Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you." A simple quote that definitely describes the most recent week in the mortgage markets. Unfortunately it was more of the latter for those hoping for the salad days of conforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conforming loans below 4.375% ...
11/19/2010
Are you currently in the process of buying a home or refinancing in Chicago or vicinity? Trying to decide when to lock can be a stressful and difficult decision. In my job as a mortgage lender, I watch the markets daily to keep my clients abreast of changes to assist them in securing the best mo...
11/15/2010
Since this week was much like the last few, I figured that would spice things up with a musical interlude. Because I cannot sing well enough to do this justice, I would ask that you use some good imagination. Hooked on Some Easing(Sung to Hooked on a Feeling) See the song and read more
11/12/2010
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson announced a holiday to remember our veterans with the following proclamation. "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because o...
11/10/2010
Are you currently in the process of buying a home or refinancing in Chicago or vicinity? Trying to decide when to lock can be a stressful and difficult decision. In my job as a mortgage lender, I watch the markets daily to keep my clients abreast of changes to assist them in securing the best mo...
11/08/2010
The past week was an exciting one. First, there were the mid-term elections with all of the drama of a Mexican soap opera and the negativity of homeless curmudgeon yelling at you on an El platform. This, however, paled in comparison to the much anticipated announcement of QE or quantitative easin...
11/05/2010
I have found out some extremely important information regarding FHA condominium projects.  HUD has just announced a requirement for all condominium projects to undergo re-approval.  The date of original approval will define how stringent a process that the development will need to undergo. The s...
11/03/2010
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