Honest Mistakes, 20/20 Hindsight, No Surprises, Real Innovation and Double Dip ‘Psycho-Semantics’

Haven’t been permeating self promotion through the typical social mediums very much lately, but I have been sporadically writing/blogging/’content creating’ over at HousingWatch.  So, for the 4 people who’ve asked me if I still type my opinions into a keyboard…
John Paulson was an interesting figure in the whole SEC vs Goldman Sachs stink-eye contest, which ultimately [...]

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3 Strategies to Future Proof Your Real Estate or Mortgage Business

REBarCamp Charlotte II was held in the cozy suburb of Ballantyne Friday June 11th at a terrific split venue, The Ballantyne Village Theater and The Superior School of Real Estate.  Many thanks to Lori Bee, Chad Huck, Debe Maxwell, Sandy Aichner and Todd Long for organizing a great event.
I decided to present on ‘3 Strategies to Futureproof [...]

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Senate Extends Home-Buyer Tax Credit Closing Deadline

The Senate agreed by a 60-37 vote yesterday to extend the Home-Buyer Tax Credit closing deadline by 90 days, from June 30th to September 30th 2010. The operative word being ‘closing’ since this extension does not allow for any new borrowers to take advantage of the very successful tax-credit program and thus does nothing in the [...]

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Estrogen Infused Markets Equals Unpredictable Mortgage Rate Forecasting

Once upon a time there were some pretty reliable indicators when it came to forecasting the near future trends of mortgage rates.  Non-farm payroll, unemployment, housing starts, the Consumer Price Index and other such macro view reports we’re accurate arrows in a mortgage professionals quiver when it came to ‘predicting’ mortgage rate movements.  Stocks, their [...]

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Our Government is The Worst Loan Shark Ever…

From the Daily Show with Jon Stewart:

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