Nov 24, 2015

Last wednesday,the House of Representatives passed a pretty big change to what a "Qualified Mortgage" is. We are going to take some time to look it over and see if it makes sense. The important thing to keep in mind is that designating something a "Qualified Mortgage" for the government can translate into - if it fails,...

Nov 23, 2015

It is all about your money in todays show. There is some interesting information about the auto loan bubble that you will want to hear. It is not a good. Then there is more to say about negative interest rates. I am seeing a pretty strong PR effort out there to get the concept some exposure - likely in the hopes...

Nov 20, 2015

Credit scores are not sexy, but they can be useful in a variety of ways. Of course, they can tell you how credit worthy you are, but what about the averages for entire communities? There are some neat marketing uses for that data, plus the trends can tell us what direction economies are headed.

Of course, not all of the...

Nov 19, 2015

More interesting survey data today. For those of you that are currently landlords of single family residential homes, the latest data may make you want to be prepared for your renters leaving! We will offer up a couple of ways to prepare for that eventuality. For those buyers out there, particularly millenials, which...

Nov 18, 2015

There are lots of numbers worth checking when it comes to confidence. Consumer confidence, builder confidence, buyer confidence - they can all play a role in helping you get a better understanding of what direction the real estate market is generally heading. In todays show, we will take a look at all of these numbers...