by Athena Paquette | Oct 29, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week was a fairly quiet week with Friday being the big number day. The 3rd quarter GDP was announced, and it came out very strong (in comparison to recent history not US history). At 2.9% growth, our economy grew at two times the pace of the 2nd quarter, mostly...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 29, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Speaking of solutions… a woman called me this week who had been referred by her co-worker. She had inherited her dad’s home and owed very little on the house. But over the last 4 years she had had an aggressive form of cancer and been off work. She got behind on bills...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 29, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
My friend at work wants to buy a house but he was turned down because he co-signed for his brother who foreclosed on a property. Can you help him? Yes, I can help! As long as the property is foreclosed and sold AND that there is no judgement against him for the money...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 16, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week was a pretty quiet week with economic data until Friday. Today we got the September retail sales were up 0.6%, which was more than expected, and the PPI (producer price index) was up 0.3%. Both are signals that higher inflation could be on the horizon. On...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 16, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
How can I buy a home without selling my old home? I don’t want to sell my current home and then be stuck because I don’t find a replacement home quick enough. This is a great question. Many people are currently upgrading their living space, where you own a starter...
by Athena Paquette | Oct 8, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week’s news created a see-saw. On Monday the Institute of Supply Management Manufacturing number was announced at a much stronger than expected 51.5. On Wednesday, we learned that Institute of Supply Management announced that the Service Sector rose to 57.1, also...
