Yearly Archives 2010

This Week's Market Report

This Week's Market Report

9th July 2010 | 1 Comment

Mortgage Market Report - Weeks Wrap Up _____ Not much news this week, aside from the Lebron James announcement...he's going to Miami if anyone cares... The biggest news this week was the Initial Jobless Claims report on Thursday which was a little better than expected. "Just" 454,000 people filing first time unemployment benefits . But that was a bit better than the expected 465,000 and somewhat better than last weeks 472,000 first time filings. And with tensions simmering down overseas, the stock market mustered a rally and has closed today above 10,000 again, settling at 10,198 ( DOW Index ).
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You Snooze…….You Lose…….

You Snooze…….You Lose…….

19th February 2010 | 1 Comment

Those Who Wait Will Pay Thousands More This Spring Waiting a few extra days or weeks to purchase a home this spring could cost buyers thousands of extra dollars as the office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) implements several changes for loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Coming just weeks before the April 30 deadline for the Home Buyer Tax Credit and just days after the March 31 expiration of the Federal Reserve Board's mortgage backed securities purchase program (which has kept home loan rates artificially low for over a year), these FHA changes make it even
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Appraisals, Market Conditions & Greece…

Appraisals, Market Conditions & Greece…

16th February 2010 | 2 Comments

February 16, 2010 Mortgage Market Conditions Markets were closed yesterday in observance of President's Day. Today's market news was the manufacturing index which showed improved numbers from last month, increase in business activity and business leaders forcasting better economic conditions in the coming months. Stocks off to a good start precipitated by the report with the DOW up just over 100 points ( 10:00AM CST ). Mortgage bonds relatively flat and holding, providing some stability in mortgage rates for the time being. The recent trend of economic reports have been encouraging but for all the fluffy forecasts to come to
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New Job Report – How it affects Homes, Mortgages & You

New Job Report – How it affects Homes, Mortgages & You

5th February 2010 | 2 Comments

New Job Report – a Mixed Bag of Treats ( or Tricks) The Labor Department, today, released the latest government data for Non-farm payrolls ( employment data ) which revealed jobs losses of 20,000 for January. This was a surprise as the consensus expected a gain of 15,000 – 20,000 jobs. Surprisingly, the unemployment rate dipped to 9.7%. However, employment numbers for December were revised to 150,000 job losses as compared to initial reportings of 85,000. Furthermore the Business Survey threw in another revision that indicated an ADDITIONAL 900,000 job losses from March 2008 – March 2009 from what was
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Keeping Your Kids Healthy

Keeping Your Kids Healthy

21st January 2010 | Comments Off on Keeping Your Kids Healthy

http://www.healthyhoustonkids.com Hey school’s back in session. How do you keep your kids healthy? Click the link above and keep up to date. You don’t want your kids bringing back those school germs to you, Right! Read about it!
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