Changing Rates Equals Good Economic News
Rates creeped up this week on good economic news. The jobless claims for the week were down 6000 to 247,000. March existing home sales were up 5.1%, yet building permits dropped 7.7&% and housing starts were 8.7% lower. Some would say this is bad news for the...
Lack of Knowledge Can Lead to “Excessive Debt”
A client referred by his CPA calls because he found out that his IRS tax from 2009-2011 that was delinquent, but on hold, was now due. The IRS was going to force the sale of the home if they didn’t come up with the money, $345,000. This couple had owned a business...
Paying PMI is Not Good
Paying PMI is bad. I had a new client come in for a pre-approval the other day and say that PMI is bad and he only wants loans where he doesn’t pay PMI. I asked him why, and he said because you can’t write it off and it’s a waste of money. So I gave him the option of...
No Big News in Economics This Week
Not a lot of news this week, but interest rates slid down .125% in most categories. Jobless claims for the week were down a bit, and the ISM came in with a strong number. That didn’t move the markets, so we are in wait and see mode.