Professor X's (jplummer7) Blog

Here is another reason why AR is a great website...I have been getting a lot of attention from possible consumers who have been coming across my blogs on cyberspace.  This is an excellent tool to reach our audiences and provide information to consumers.  Here is a question I received online via a...

In case you missed it, Ken Harney had a great article in the Washington Post at the end of September and anybody in the Real Estate Industry, especially mortgage professionals need to take note of what is coming down the pipe. Starting last week, it just got a lot more difficult for borrowers to ...

I like that Matt Heaton, He put up a great post today in his Active Rain Addiction Blog about the little website that inspires so much ire and rage in so many real estate professionals…and that website is Zillow.  It remains to be seen whether he made this post for pleasure or to stimulate scient...

This one goes out to Brian Brady.   Active Rain is great.  It is an unbelievable community, and I get a lot out of posting, reading, absorbing the best practices of others, and meeting new friends.  But as great as this community and every new trend of the minute is in the real estate industry, w...

I am in the mortgage business to make money...as a general rule of thumb, but I know the reason why I am successful, but not incredibly rich, is because I have a problem doing things for the pure motivation of money.  I still am motivated every day to be the best mortgage professional I can be, I...

Throughout the last couple years, adjustable rate mortgages have become a very popular option for American consumers.  It has been suggested by some analysts that adjustable rate mortgages currently make up close to a trillion dollars of the country's outstanding mortgage debt.  A large portion o...

I don’t read W magazine, but when this month’s issue hit news stands, I was eager to get a look inside.  The overly thick edition of the magazine features a glam cover shot of actress Christina Ricci.  What’s so big about Christina Ricci you might ask?  Sorry to disappoint, but nothing.  The real...

STUDY WARNS OF PENDING "RATE SHOCK" FOR HOMEOWNERSPredatory Lending has been a major concern lately, but law makers and watch groups have mostly concentrated their attention on predatory practices such as pre-payment penalties, excessive fees, high interest rates, flipping, excessive yield spread...

Was it a ploy for sympathy...perhaps, a moment of weakness, maybe?  It may even be part of some larger secret plan for me to solidify the number 3 spot in Michigan with a surprise guerrilla assault.  Personally I think the whole thing was fabricated by Birmingham area Realtor Sara Lipnitz to pain...

Saturday is tour day in Detroit!  City Living Detroit, Preservation Wayne and the Tourism Economic Development Council have partnered to provide unique and distinct tours occurring every Saturday of the month.  These great tours depart from the "Point of Origin" in Campus Martius Park throughout ...