Financial Markets- Stocks The markets held their breath as Fed Chairman Powell spoke about their stance on inflation, and while he warned of possible rate hikes should inflation show any signs of sprouting back up, he also stated that there is an element
Click here for Audio Version Financial Markets- Stocks There appears to be some life in the stock market over the past 4 weeks. The Dow is now up roughly 1,200 pts since Memorial Day weekend, but still a little over 2,000 pts from its peak in December of
Clarifying Recent Changes to FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Click here for Audio Version Changes to the biggest purchaser of mortgages has been coming fast and furious. I had some time to digest the changes and wanted to share some of it with you s
FHA Drops Mortgage Insurance Premiums! Hud has decided to lower monthly mortgage insurance premiums effective immediately from .85% to .55%. This is equivalent to nearly 3/8ths of a percent decrease in rate. On a $400,000 loan amount this translates int
Click here for Audio Quick note in an attempt to help the self-employed home buyer on Valentine’s Day: Every year, around late spring, I have to break the hearts of many self-employed buyers because they just filed their tax returns and the way they filed
First I want to say Happy New Year to you all! Cheers to 2023!!! Financial Markets-Stocks The stock markets are enjoying a nice rally with the latest CPI report released yesterday morning. The report largely came in as expected but generally speaking in
