Great and informative video.  Watch on YouTube. If you have any questions on how this might affect your loan opportunities, just give me a call and I’ll be happy to meet with you!

When the big guys get backed up, they have a tendency to raise their price, to slow down volume. And that gives other lenders an opportunity, because the consumer thinks, ‘Why would I pay an extra $100 a month?’”It sends a clear message. In order to get the best deal, and to increase the chances

APRIL 3, 2013—The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) has come out in support of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) release of the Consumer Complaint Database, a public database of federal consumer financial complaints, containing more than 90,000 individual complaints on financial products and services. One of NAMB’s core beliefs is the protection of

Here’s an interesting take on the economy: “A vast number of people think that what we’ve been through during the last four years is just another episode in the economic crises history of the United States.  They believe a president has the power to continue the trend or reverse it.  So they put their faith

Mortgages can be complicated business – fortunately, there are tons of great calculators out there that take the legwork out of trying to do all the tricky math. But as your teachers probably told you in school, it’s good to actually know how things work too. And hey, it’s never smart to rely too heavily

WHAT QE3 MEANS FOR MORTGAGE RATES As widely expected, the Federal Reserve announced “QE3” last week, a move taken to bolster the flagging economy by putting downward pressure on long-term interest rates. More specifically, the Fed pledged to purchase even more agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) in an effort to push mortgage rates lower than already

There are many benefits of owning a home. Yet some first-time buyers are skeptical of purchasing with the uncertainty surrounding the housing market. The primary uncertainty many have about the housing market involves concern about when home values will increase

That might seem like an obvious question, but there’s more to it than you might think. In the greater New Orleans real estate market we are blessed with a wide variety of home styles and prices. From classic shotgun houses to brick ranches there is a home style for every taste – but there’s more to the decision making process than you might think!

Occasionally you see the term “starter home” used in a less than positive light. Some people associate the term with a less than desirable property; small, possibly dated, maybe a real fixer-upper… but that’s not always the case. Starter homes are full of positives for the first time homebuyer.