by Athena Paquette | Jan 22, 2017 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
This week held a lot of good news (and some not so good) that points to a stronger economy. So sorry… Why do I say sorry? Because when the economy looks stronger, that means rates might go up. Wednesday, the Consumer Price index or CPI was announced, and that number...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 25, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
My cousin just got a loan and said he had to get hard money. What is “hard money”? Hard money is also called private investor money. These are loans that are made by private parties, or investment companies, or even crowd funding sites, to people who cannot get...
by Athena Paquette | Sep 18, 2016 | Blog, Home Owners, Investors, Realtors
Overall it was a quiet week in economic data. August retail sales were down 0.3% t,he August PPI was unchanged, and the weekly jobless claims were up 1000. Collectively that should have helped interest rates come down (bad news is good for rates). The CPI was up...
by Athena Paquette | Jul 16, 2016 | Blog, Investors
Some slightly good news makes the markets rally. It all started last Friday with a good jobs report that sent the stocks market averages higher, which hurts the bond market’s appeal....
by Athena Paquette | Jul 10, 2016 | Blog, Investors, Realtors
While I was away… It was interesting that when I was en route to Ottawa, Canada the news came across that, as I suspected, the Brits decided to leave the EU. As you read in my June 17th economic news, the fallout upsets the investor community, which is typically the...