by Athena Paquette | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Monday January new homes were down 7.8% which is not good news for builders, but good news for rates. Tuesday the New Federal Reserve Chair Powell hinted that the inflation and acceleration of growth both might indicate a need for more rate hikes this week. Wednesday...
by Athena Paquette | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
What do you do when you find yourself after a divorce houses rich but cash and income poor? Stacy was were referred by her friend who had read my article on how to keep your house after a divorce. She and her husband had owned a home, and he had been the main...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 18, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Monday and Tuesday there was tight trading range in the bond market and then BAMM! Wednesday the CPI was up 0.5% with the core index up 0.3% which was a larger jump than expected. Keep in mind that the core index is where the government takes out the food and energy...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 18, 2018 | Blog, Featured
While you would think money could solve any home buyer’s problems, you may be wrong. One of my recent clients is a great example of just that! When they came to me, they had put one million down on a two million dollar single family home. They had lots of cash...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
We knew this time would come, it’s just always a surprise when it does. Monday the Personal Income for December was a solid rise of 0.4%, with personal spending up 0.4%. Solid good news for workers and spending, not so good for interest rates. Wednesday the Employment...
by Athena Paquette | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Our area here in the South Bay is still experiencing a tight market and causing some homebuyers to feel stressed over the competition they are facing. Imagine you are one of 17 offers on a home. As a first time buyer, when the seller puts out a multiple counter offer...
