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"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade." Tom Peters. The markets were closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and the economic calendar was light, but last week still brought an opportunity, as home loan rates reached some of their lowest levels ...
01/27/2014
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning that its Market Composite Index, a measure of total loan application volume, rose by 4.7% in the latest week as home loan rates fell to lows not seen since November. The refinance index increased by 10%, but the purchase index declined by 4%....
01/22/2014
With little economic data this week to influence trading in the capital markets, Stock prices are mixed to start the holiday shortened week, while Mortgage Bonds are trading near unchanged levels. All markets were closed yesterday in observance of Martin Luther King Day. The two reports that will...
01/21/2014
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Productivity Points3 Apps to Help Keep You on Track Setting resolutions is easy. The tricky part is keeping them! Here are three technological triumphs to help you achieve your New Year's resolutions, or any other successes you'd like to see happen in your life. Producteev. One of the most useful...
01/20/2014
The Commerce Department reported this morning that Housing Starts finished off 2013 to the downside, falling sharply in December by 9.8% from November. Starts came in at an annual rate of 999,000, down from the 1.107 million annual units recorded in November. It was expected that Housing Starts w...
01/17/2014
Consumers opened their wallets in December to purchase holiday gifts and took advantage of deep discounts offered by retailers. The Commerce Department reported that Retail Sales in December rose by 0.2%, above the 0.0% expected and lower than the 0.4% recorded in November, which was revised from...
01/15/2014
In life, we maintain those things that we take great pride in-our bodies, our health, our hair, our home, our lawn-you get the picture! Credit maintenance might not come to mind here, but I can assure you, that adding this to your "to-do list" will benefit you in the long run. I realize this seem...
01/13/2014