As appraisal requirements become more detailed typically resulting in substantially lower appraised values, mortgage refinance deals are falling by the wayside. I have never witnessed such a huge difference in clients perceived value and actual...

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  Why would I ever want to refinance my 2.5% line of credit???    Were you one of the ones who took out a monster line of credit a few years back, because you could? Well there were plenty of you that did. And what a brilliant decision...

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  The general rule of thumb when watching mortgage interest rates is as follows – Good news for the economy causes the stock market to rise and interest rates to rise. In the most simplistic of analogies - Bad news for the economy causes...

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I am mad as hell…..   Through all the years of taking loan applications I have heard many stories. It is not my business why people refinance but usually is to lower their monthly payment by consolidating debt. Regardless of why, I hear the..

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I am mad as hell…..   Through all the years of taking loan applications I have heard many stories. It is not my business why people refinance but usually is to lower their monthly payment by consolidating debt. Regardless of why, I hear the..

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