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It's the first quarter of the new year and it's time to look at investments that bring you regular monthly cash flow.  First up is bonds. The yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury Note have gone up from 1.72% to 2.02% since Sep 13 2012 when the Fed started the new bond buying program.  The eco...
02/13/2013
ECONOMY “Is it a good time to sell a house" is the typical question asked by Fannie Mae in their consumer survey.   "Five out of six people who buy a house have to sell one first" says Fannie Mae's Chief Economist Doug Duncan in Yahoo!Finance Daily Ticker interview.   Month over month respondents...
02/09/2013
Investors often get confused on the terms used while applying for financing on their properties -- two such terms would be: pre-qualification and pre-approval. Lenders often use these terms interchangeably adding to the confusion. And when the investors are asked to provide additional documentati...
02/08/2013
ECONOMYThe market fundamentals favor Real Estate Investors:  The St.Louis Federal Reserve reported that mortgage delinquencies, among the top 100 banks, have been increasing and reaching 12%.  While CoreLogic is reporting that the National foreclosure inventory has fallen 19.5% from one year ago,...
02/02/2013
In business, leaders always weigh risk and consequence.  If something is low risk but very high consequence it is best to avoid it.  It's the same when investing except people often ignore it thinking that it will never happen to them.    It's the same type of psychology that has us buying lotter...
01/29/2013
ECONOMY Fannie Mae’s January 2013 Economic & Housing Outlook report predicts that housing will be making a significant contribution to US economy in 2013. The economic growth is predicted to be modest 2% over the next one year and 2.6% for the following year. However, the housing recovery trend w...
01/25/2013
Economy The Federal Reserve announced that it would continue its accommodative monetary policy as long as inflation is in check and the unemployment rate is above 6.5%. What this means for the housing market is that mortgage rates will remain extremely low through 2013. The President of Minneapol...
01/18/2013
Investors often get confused on the terms used while applying for financing on their properties – two such terms would be: pre-qual and pre-approval. Lenders often use these terms interchangeably adding to the confusion. And when the investors are asked to provide additional documentation during ...
01/17/2013
“Consistent, positive reports on housing starts, permits, prices, new-home sales and builder confidence in recent months provide further confirmation that a gradual but steady housing recovery is underway across much of the nation.” - David Crowe, chief Economist, NAHB  Economy Regulators unveile...
01/12/2013
So the message is clear. Stop occupying Wall Street and consider buying a piece of Main Street. Own a real asset and not Enron and one that comes with great tax benefits. Investments should primarily be made based upon your financial goals, your stage-in-life savings that you have, your risk-orie...
01/06/2013