by Brian Carr on August 29, 2011
Share Thanks to record low mortgage rates and home prices that have fallen roughly one-third on a national level from the real estate bubble’s peak, buying a home is now more affordable than it has been in decades. (NOTE: This takes into consideration the price of the house/mortgage only, not other costs such as HOA [...]
by Brian Carr on January 20, 2010
Share In what may be yet another blow to the housing market – don’t fool yourselves, kids, the housing market isn’t currently rebounding, nor will it start its rebound any time soon – starting tomorrow, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will make it more expensive and harder to get a loan through them. Don’t get [...]
by Brian Carr on December 28, 2009
Share Thanks to a ballooning Federal fiscal deficit, Oliver Biggadike and Daniel Kruger of Bloomberg.com report that the chief fixed-income economist at Morgan Stanley believes the yield of 10 year U.S. Treasury will climb to 5.5% in 2010, which is about 40% higher than the current yield. (Click here to read their article in full). [...]