How to Decide: Is Refinancing the Right Decision for You? Because of ongoing events and the current low-interest rates being seen, many homeowners are contacting me and asking ... "Would a Refinance of my present mortgage be a smart move?" My answer to them is typically, "Well, it depends."It
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03/31/2020
Addressing the Chicago-Area Housing Shortage: Can New Construction Be an Answer? There's a home inventory shortage currently being experienced in the Chicagoland area, just as there is all across the U.S. A recent report shared in Crain's Chicago Business proves that to be true, as it states
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03/27/2020
Sheltering-in-Home? All Stocked Up?What You Can Do Next The current coronavirus scare has many cities, states, and our entire nation declaring a "shelter-in-place" or lockdown of many businesses and services. We're all having to learn how to navigate the stresses and challenges the virus has
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03/23/2020
Your Savings & Down Payment Secret Weapon:Your Tax Refund Socking away money for any reason is no small fete these days ... But when the savings are for the purchase of a home, especially if your first home, the act of saving money can seem even more challenging ... and take on an even hig
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03/20/2020
What You Need to Know About Financial Markets and the Mortgage Process The speed and ferocity with which the financial markets have been moving as of late have been mind-boggling ... Even consumers that are typically only casual observers of the financial markets, not participants in them, ar
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03/13/2020
Arriving Summer of 2020: The New FICO 10 Scoring ModelHere's What to Expect ... Hotter temperatures aren't the only thing that will soon be rolling in. A hot new FICO Scoring model will also make its entrance at some point during the upcoming summer months ... A new credit scoring model isn'
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03/04/2020