by Phyllis Rockower | Feb 20, 2013 | Housing News
Can I have the deed please? When talking to sellers, your main objective is to get the deed with as little money out of your pocket as possible. The deed is the most important and powerful method of controlling a property. Sure you can control with out owning but that...
by Phyllis Rockower | Jun 22, 2012 | Real Estate News, Real Estate News Posts
It’s now at 3.66 for a 30 year fixed and under 3 for a 5 yr fixed. Who wants to do this with me? Hold for 5 years and then sell. By then, the real estate market will have picked up. read the...
by Phyllis Rockower | May 14, 2012 | Economic News, Housing News, Real Estate News
A paper just published by on May 3, 2012- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is bound to generate a lot of comment both inside and outside of the mortgage industry. Titled Why Did so Many People Make so Many Ex Post Bad Decisions? The Causes of the Foreclosure...
by Phyllis Rockower | Apr 17, 2012 | Economic News, Real Estate News
Qualifying for a mortgage has gotten much tougher, analysis shows. The average successful mortgage applicant for a conventional home purchase mortgage in February had a FICO score of 764, well above what was once the norm, and a down payment of...
by Phyllis Rockower | Mar 29, 2012 | Economic News, Real Estate News
The number of homes sold to investors more than doubled last year, as rising rents and low-priced distressed properties fueled demand. Investors, half of them using no mortgage, bought 1.23 million homes in 2011, a 65 percent jump from 2010. According to the National...
