Eddie 's Blog

Over the past two years the face of the mortgage industry has changed much like the Picture of Dorian Gray.  A swarm of regulation proposals that is still buzzing today has affected lenders, appraisers, real estate agents and customers.  With more regulations to come it will only be harder for cu...

I know that economic and financial talk can turn most of our brains to mush in a matter of seconds.  Most of the time mine feels like creamy potato soup so I'll try to make this short and sweet.  On February 2nd I sent out this as part of my Market Pro-Spective:  "Given the current economic statu...

I didn't particularly like macroeconomics when I was in college.  It could have been the fact that my elderly college professor was one year from retiring and taught from his wheel chair in between naps.  Yes, I said in between naps.  At any given time after finishing a thought or assigning a pop...

Late last year Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went to a risk based pricing model which means factors such as credit score and loan-to-value affect the final rate.  I had an interesting discussion with David Morgan, president of the Batesville branch of Guaranty Bank and Trust, about risk based and co...

Just this morning I sent out the following email: Would you believe that September saw a rise in new home sales? It was actually expected to show a decline but posted a 2.7% increase.  Conversely we're seeing a drop in gas prices and I'm sure everyone is happy about that.  Treasuries are bringing...

In the times when the market is slow and the purse strings are a little tighter than usual it is important to stick with cost effective marketing strategies.  The Northwest District of the Mississippi Association of Mortgage Brokers held a co-sponsored event today at the Northwest Mississippi Ass...

I have never worked at a company that charges an application fee and I've always assumed this may be a barrier for getting loan applications.  I know that many banks charge a small application fee and I've been brainstorming the pros and cons.  Let's assume the fee is $35 per applicant. Pros: Cus...

It used to be either pay taxes on your income or pay a higher mortgage interest rate on a stated program.  Now it's pay taxes on your income if you want a rate - period.  I believe the eyes were opened by those in the government at how many people do not file taxes on earned income.  Maybe that h...

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