Monthly Archives: 2010年March

Case-Shiller Shows Home Price Improvement In A Majority Of Cities Nationwide

Standard & Poors released its Case-Shiller Index Wednesday. The report shows that, on a seasonally-adjusted basis, between December and January, home prices rose in more than half of the ......

Get Your FHA Mortgage Application Started — Fees Increase 1/2 Percent Starting Monday, April 5, 2010

Starting Monday, April 5, 2010, getting an FHA mortgage in Chicago and nationwide will be more expensive for borrowers. In new guidelines set forth earlier this year, the FHA announced plans t......

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : March 29, 2010

Mortgage markets tanked last week, raising rates in IL to their highest levels in a month.  Most of the losses occurred Wednesday in what was the worst 1-day mortgage market performance i......

The Home Price Index Shows Home Values Lower Broadly, But Not Specifically

Home values fell again in January, according to the Federal Home Finance Agency’s Home Price Index. Values were reported down 0.6 percent, on average. We say “on average” be......

The Average Household Will Get $2,800 In Tax Refunds. Will You?

April 15 is Tax Day and the IRS estimates that the average U.S. household will receive a $2,800 tax refund this year.  If you’re among the Americans expecting a refund, this 4-mi......

Existing Home Sales Flatten And Point To A Much Better Spring

As expected, Existing Home Sales fell in February, slipping 30,000 units versus January’s numbers. It’s the 4th straight month in which Existing Home Sales were lower, month-over-m......

CNNMoney.com Predicts The Best And Worst Real Estate Markets For 2010

CNNMoney.com recently published its 2010 forecast and projections for home prices in the country’s largest metro markets.  Listed as “Top 25″ and also comprehensively by......

What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week : March 22, 2010

Mortgage markets closed unchanged last week, but that’s not say mortgage rates were calm. Monday through Wednesday, rates improved steadily before a swift, late-week sell-off unwound the......

For Clues About The Future Of Mortgage Rates, Watch For Inflation

Homes are more affordable across the nation as the housing market emerges from a slow winter season with mortgage rates still near 5 percent. Soft housing and low rates are an excellent combin......

The Gummy Bear Song

With discerning taste developed over 41 months of hard livin’, my little boy has declared The Gummy Bear Song his new favorite.  Take a look…

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