JP Marzano's (themortgagecall) Blog

Yep...you know the rest! Please refer this post to those you know who are looking to refinance. They can contact me at any time this weekend. The Refinance Special expires at 11:59pm CST on Sunday! (See paragraph 4) _________________________________________________________________________________...

Much legislation has been introduced and discussed about the problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored agencies (GSE's). Currently, these two agencies own 90% of the mortgages in this country. More stability in the securitization of mortgage debt and the increase in t...

Good morning... I hope you had a good weekend. If you were anywhere near Michigan Avenue I hope you made it out alive! :) On today's call: Housing markets, Appraisals...ugh!, Rates  - According to the ratings agency Fitch, the housing industry     will continue to decline in 2012, but it will "fi...

Good afternoon... It's been a quick week. Thankfully I spent most of it indoors as it's getting colder. But interest rates are heating up! After much turmoil and uncertainty, it seems as if the European Union Summit  proved to be very positive, with 26 member states agreeing to move forward in ec...

Good morning to you... I've figured out that if we could prevent winds, then the weather tolerance in this city would increase greatly. Breezes would still be allowed. The Bears were definitely without air yesterday! On today's call: Markets, Gift Funds, Interest Rates  - After logging its second...

Good morning... It has been a quick week (if you ask me) and as the weather cools down, the markets are starting to real get heated (ohh, that was good!) The biggest news today out of Washington is the Jobs Report. Rather unexpectedly, employers added 120,000 new jobs, and the unemployment rate d...

Good morning... I hope you had a wonderful holiday.Back to work today and I'm just now not feeling stuffed. No more turkey for me until Christmas!   On today's call:  Markets, Social Media Tools, End-of-Year Purchase Special!  - The usual gyrations are still occurring in Europe as we kick     off...

Good afternoon... I hope you all had a great holiday. Today feels like a holiday too but since I'm so reliable, I didn't want you to actually miss a Wrap Up report!  - Turmoil continues with the news out of Europe no better than it     has been recently. The stock market has taken some hits, with...

This is a great business card idea from one of the funniest men alive! More importantly, I think it's also a reminder that in this hectic, stressful world we live in, we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, worry about tomorrow, or sweat the small stuff...most of it is anyways. I am thankful f...

Good morning... I hope everyone had a great weekend, and that you're all excited about the upcoming holiday. A Bears win always makes it nicer! On today's agenda: Markets, Apps & Such, Rates  - No one seems surprised that the "super committee" is     set to end disgracefully as the negotiators pl...