ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2013
0
Comments
CoreLogic reported today that completed foreclosures in September fell by nearly 40% from the year ago period. In addition, there were fewer than 2.1 million residential mortgages, or 5.2%, seriously delinquent and that rate is at its lowest level since December of 2006. However, there were 51,00...
10/31/2013
0
Comments
Americans across the nation took advantage of the recent drop in home loan rates as mortgage application activity surged in the latest week. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its Market Composite Index, a measure of loan application volume, rose by 6.4% for the week ended October 25....
10/30/2013
0
Comments
Insurance InsightsIs Your Roof Covered? Most people don't read too deeply into their homeowner's insurance policies, especially when it comes to the roof. Most of us expect that, if the roof were to sustain damage from a storm or other event, our insurance will pay the costs to repair it (minus t...
10/29/2013
0
Comments
The big event this week will be the 2-day Federal Open Market Committee's monetary policy statement that will be released at 2:00pm ET on Wednesday. The talks at the meeting will revolve around when to begin easing back on the Fed's massive stimulus program, which comes in the form of the Fed pur...
10/28/2013
0
Comments
The government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling limit has been extended. The government is now funded through January 15, 2014 while the debt ceiling is extended through February 7, 2014. All furloughed government employees will be reporting for work on Thursday and all national parks and ...
10/17/2013
0
Comments
The government shutdown enters its 16th day, but a deal is rumored to be struck this afternoon to reopen the government and to raise the debt ceiling. The House of Representatives will be meeting at 10:00am ET today while the Senate is set to meet at 12:00pm ET. The deadline for the debt ceiling ...
10/16/2013
Open House 65 Sunset Meadows Court, Gray, TN 37615 Thursday, October 17, 2013 11am - 1pm Hope to see you there!!!
10/15/2013
Home Buyers Face Decisions that Affect Their Long-Term Financial Picture Taking the step into home ownership is one of the most important financial decisions a person will make in their lifetime. There are many factors to consider when embarking on this venture. Literally hundreds of loan program...
10/14/2013
2
Comments
Emergency Car Kits Because of cell phones and services like Auto Clubs and On-Star, a lot of people no longer see the need to create or to purchase an emergency car kit. In fact, for a lot of younger people, the emergency car kit is something that may never have even crossed their mind. But, the...
10/11/2013
Rainmaker
301,705
301,705
Steve Reed
Steve Reed Branch Manager | Benchmark Home Loans
Service Areas
Real Estate Resources
Recent Posts
ActiveRain Community
over 4 years ago
Mortgage / Finance
over 4 years ago
ActiveRain Community
over 4 years ago