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Category Archives: Mortgage
Thanks for no Memory of the Mortgage Crisis: Grab a Loan Shovel and Start Digging!
Bob Hope said “A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” Bob Hope died in 2003 and apparently this philosophy died with him. Banks are again embracing borrowers who … Continue reading
Posted in Borrowing, Home Ownership, Mortgage, Public Policy
Tagged Bob Hope, borrowing, Florida, Home Ownership, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Mortgages
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Blue Sky or Head in the Clouds? Home Ownership Dreamin’
What has the residential real estate crash taught us? The survey says: NOT MUCH! Fannie Mae published a study on the attitudes about home ownership and we haven’t learned much from the experience. What about my fellow residents of the … Continue reading
Posted in Borrowing, Borrowing Coach, Borrowing Philosophy, Home Ownership, Mortgage, Personal Borrowers
Tagged Arizona, borrower, borrowing, Fannie Mae, loan, loans, Mortgages, Phoenix Arizona, Real estate
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Housing Takes an Uppercut! Will it get off the Canvas this Time?
Is the residential real estate market taking a knockout blow? WSJ.com reported that borrowing conditions have tightened at this stage of the real estate cycle. Economists are worried that the housing market might turn down again because of tight borrowing … Continue reading
The Best of the First Quarter: A Pro Borrower’s Beginning
I’m amazed that I’ve been posting twice a week for the last 3 months. Time flies when you’re sharing experiences as a professional borrower. My goal is to get to 104 posts and then evaluate the future of … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Borrowing, Home Ownership, Mortgage, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Army, Aviation, borrowing, credit, debt, Financial Planning, loan, loans, Money Management, Mortgage loan, Personal Finance
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Who’s Helping the Borrower? The Advantages of Having a Borrowing Coach
When I look at the borrowing landscape I see the terrain heavily in favor of the lenders. The banks, insurance companies and Wall Street lenders have deep financial resources and a roster of players with impressive college pedigrees … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Borrowing, Debt, Due Diligence, Money, Mortgage, Negotiating, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged borrower, borrowing, capital, credit, debt, Financial Planning, Financial Services, leverage, loan, loans, Mortgages, negotiating, Wall Street
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What is the Future of Borrowing Money?
So what does the future look like for borrowers big and small? The credit crisis that began in 2007 with sub-prime mortgage defaults and moved to commercial loans in the fall of 2008 with the demise of Lehman Brothers has … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Borrowing, Debt, Money, Mortgage, Relationships
Tagged bank, borrower, borrowing, credit, Credit (finance), debt, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Lehman Brothers, lender, loan, loans, money, Mortgages, Real estate
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What’s your Borrowing I.Q.? Take the Test and Win the Title
Here’s a chance for you to test your borrowing intelligence quotient. Some of the questions were covered in previous posts and some are brand new material. I’ve wanted to be the devious professor who gives the brutally hard test with … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Banking, Borrowing, Debt, Finance, Financial Planning, Home Ownership, Money, Mortgage
Tagged bank, borrower, borrowing, business, capital, credit, debt, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Fixed rate mortgage, Interest rate, lender, leverage, loan, loans, money, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Mortgages
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Home Ownership and Mortgage Rewind
We’ve had some fun looking at home ownership and mortgages over the last several posts. Let’s review what we’ve learned: September 22, 2010: The tale of the tortoise and the hare is an excellent object lesson about why going long, … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Borrowing, Debt, Money, Mortgage
Tagged bank, borrower, borrowing, Brett Arends, business, credit, debt, Financial Planning, leverage, loan, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Mortgages, Wall Street Journal
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Are you a Mortgage Tortoise or Hare? How to Calibrate your Home Loan Radar
Why are you in such a hurry to pay off your mortgage? We should take a lesson from the tale of the tortoise and the hare when it comes to home loans. Slow and steady wins the financial race. So … Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Borrowing, Debt, Finance, Financial Planning, Home Ownership, Money, Mortgage, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
Tagged Amortization schedule, borrower, borrowing, credit, debt, Financial Planning, lender, leverage, loan, loans, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Mortgages, stewardship
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Ten Reasons to Pass on a New Mortgage
The last post looked at some common beliefs about mortgages. This week I read a great article by Brett Arends’ in the Wall Street Journal, 10 Reasons to Buy a Home, that fits nicely into our series on home ownership and … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Borrowing, Debt, Financial Planning, Home Ownership, Money, Mortgage
Tagged borrower, borrowing, Business and Economy, debt, Financial Planning, Line of credit, loan, mortgage, Mortgage loan, Real estate, Supply and demand
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