Washington Senators At Work Last year, when Congress voted to drastically reduce corporate income taxes, it really undermined the nation’s largest subsidized housing program. But this week’s federal spending compromise may help square up the affordable housing issue. The program,…
The Federal Reserve has wished for more consumer-price inflation in the past few years. It looks like their wish is finally being granted by the powers able to grant such wishes. The Labor Department reports that its Consumer Price Index…
What is a financial goal and how many of us actually sit down to create one for ourselves? While you take this time to think of ways to organize and clean out your home, mind and body, also take a…
New Tax Law Concerns? Freddie Mac took a look at some possible effects of the new, Trump-era “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017” in an early edition of its ‘Outlook’ economic forecast. This month, it takes it’s analysis granular…
Pending-home sales fell 4.7%. That is the lowest reading since October of 2014, and the biggest monthly decline since 2010, as the recovery from the 2008 mortgage crisis was just getting started. What happened: The NAR’s “Index Of Pending Home…
The Trump Administration said it wanted to get Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac out of government control. Okay. But in the meantime, it’s being unabashed about trying to use revenue from U.S.-backed mortgage guarantors to reduce the deficit. In the…
Some folks out there will never be happy. For a majority of the decade following the start of the “Great Recession”, the experts have focused (or should we say “Harped On”?) on the theme of “slow recovery”. Now, after a…
Since way back when, there’s been a way to save and store your belongings and riches. Bank Saving Although using a traditional bank might seem old-school or too conventional, there are certain benefits of banking with a financial institution that…
The Mortgage Bankers Association (referred MBA) forecasted a substantial jump in new construction home sales in January. Based on the response to its Builder Application Survey (referred BAS), the MBA estimated that applications for purchases of newly constructed homes rose…
Its coming up soon, fellas! This Valentine’s Day, folks around the world will be celebrating the day known for its good and bad reputation for some people. Its romantic Christmas. Its love’s Thanksgiving. Its a big one, with lots of…
