Closing-Day: Your 7 Key Secrets To Survival As A Home owner

Closing-Day on your new house can invite an awful lot of butterflies into your stomach.  After all the work of house hunting and mortgage negotiating, it all comes down to final signatures, the big check and high hopes that nothing will go wrong at the last minute. ...

Fannie Mae is Short a Few Billion, But It’s No Scandal

Fannie Mae is not an average housewife who is trying to be on a budget.  Fannie Mae is a “government-sponsored enterprise, created by Congress.”  “Fannie Mae” is her alias.  Her real name is the “Federal National Mortgage Association.”  And, yes, her brother is...

The Roommate and the Millennial Magic to Hack High Rents

The roommate factor looms large as a millennial strategy against choosing to buy or rent a house. Renting versus owning is an age-old argument between homeowners and renters.  And renters are dominating the dollars saved with a new solution or “hack.”  They are...

Rental Payments, Mortgage Payments, Your Life and the Big Picture

Rental payments versus mortgage payments—which one is right for you?  This problem has been a debate for centuries.  Palm State has not discussed this issue for a while.  It seems like a good one for the New Year as families begin to plan budgets and new beginnings....

Outlook Soars With Optimism for Home Ownership in 2018

The Outlook for home ownership and mortgage volume rose last week.  In just 7 days, the previous outlook pessimism and average predictions were defeated.  An outlook of optimism and positivity flew high on the wings of mortgage applications that rocketed up...