Category Archives: Financial news

Your biggest nightmare when buying a home

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Mirjam

Anybodies worst nightmare: you have worked on keeping your credit just perfect and by the time you find yourself ready to finally buy your first home (or for that matter refinancing your home) and you have to deal with Identity … Continue reading →

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Barrel Tasting and Real Estate

Posted on February 29, 2008 by Mirjam

Coming 2 weekends will be the 30th annual barrel tasting weekend in Sonoma County. There will be food and lots of great wines to preview from the barrel. Tickets are $20,00 per person per weekend. It’s going to be busy, … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus Package!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Mirjam

That’s the buzz word right now! It will be extremely beneficial for our local real estate market. As we discussed in our office meeting this morning, the most interesting part will be that the ‘conforming’ loan limits will go up … Continue reading →

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Real Estate is a good investement!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Mirjam

No matter what the newspapers are telling: today is a good day to buy and sell real estate. This morning’s paper had a small article about something what I have been trying to tell all my clients and anybody who … Continue reading →

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Gen Y, who are they and how to we sell to them?

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Denise

We hear about the “Baby Boomers”, the “Gen X and Y ” and the “Millenniums”….what does this have to do with the future of mortgages? In the latest issue of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) newsletter we learn that Gen … Continue reading →

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More about foreclosure

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Mirjam

On the bottom of this page (scroll down) you will find the announcement for the Smart Home Choices Workshop.  If you are interested in real estate and want to know more about the financial aspect, you are cordially invited to … Continue reading →

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Rates to know this week….

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Denise

Rate & Market Update September 28, 2007 This update is provided as a service to my Realtor and Affinity-Partners as a means of obtaining legitimate current interest rates. Rates are quoted as a range due to variations in purchase price, … Continue reading →

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Sep 10th: How does your Fico keep up with the Jones?

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Mirjam

Understanding your score can help you to put your own rating into perspective. How does your credit score compare? On MyFico I found some very interesting statistics: Based on the general population’s FICO® scores (as stated by the Equifax website), … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Bankers Respond to the President’s Plan

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Denise

Today the Mortgage Broker’s Association reports that the Bush Administration is putting forth Housing Foreclosure Avoidance Proposals.It is too bad that those of us in the industry are paying the price for those unscrupupous few that mislead borrowers. It is … Continue reading →

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Getting tired of all the financial whoes?

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Mirjam

The fed did cut it’s rates and that is great news, but it’s more interesting in the sense that it addresses  investor fears. I really do appreciate Pat’s level headed comments on what is going on in his article “Why … Continue reading →

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