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Driving Through Broward? Chances Are You've Seen Plenty of Foreclosures 2007-12-08 20:35:39 The foreclosure stats released last week showed a lot of gloom, but also a different picture than what is portrayed in the media and by the government. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore some of the...
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, Plenty
, Foreclosures
Foreclosures Hit New Record...Well, Duh 2007-12-06 12:32:05 "The rate of loans entering the foreclosure process during the third quarter, as well as the percent of loans in the foreclosure process during that time, were at the highest levels in the history of...
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, Record
, New Record
Florida Investment Fund Frozen - Old News 2007-12-06 08:16:54 Some of you may have been wondering why I have not mentioned the fact the the whole mortgage mess, etc. has all but destroyed the fund, causing them to freeze withdrawals until the "run on the fund"...
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, Frozen
, Old News
Are You Prepared If Your Home Equity Gets Washed Away? 2007-12-05 09:09:52 Most Americans suffer from the "it could never happen to me" syndrome. Reality sometimes catches them by surprise and that is what is happening in the Pacific Northwest right now. By now, you have...
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This is a Be Careful What You Wish For Post 2007-12-04 21:30:42 Recently, I began asking for more testimonials, something I usually do not do as I would like to think I would receive them when my services warranted. Then I read something, somewhere that showed...
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MILF Sale at Spirit Airlines 2007-12-03 12:36:46 Brian Brady talked about how sex sells in all industries, but talks about how sex has been used to sell real estate. Well, in what Spirit Airlines
is calling an oversight, like we believe that, the...
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Money Merge Account Series: Update 2007-12-03 12:09:01 I just wanted to send out an update as to why the series is not continuing at the moment. It actually is being worked on, except I am trying to keep it concise and not create such long posts I...
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, Money
, Account
Federal Reserve Takes Stab at Predatory Lending 2007-12-18 11:09:57 "The proposed rules, approved in a 5-0 vote by the board, are geared to providing safeguards to the riskiest "subprime" borrowers, already painfully stung by the housing and credit debacles. The...
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, Lending
, Reserve
Fannie and Freddie to Go Jumbo? Is the Government Going Insane? 2007-12-18 10:36:44 "Stop the insanity" is the first phrase that comes to mind after reading this headline. Why? Think about what is truly happening in the mortgage market and where all of this is headed. Basically, the...
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, Freddie
, Government
, Jumbo
Money Merge Accounts: How Do They Work? (Beyond the Software) Part 4 2007-12-15 20:27:15 I had been going back and forth about how to present this part in the series and decided to make make it more than just one. The reasoning is that I want you to understand how these programs work...
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Read more:Software
, Money
, Accounts
Think Congress Can't Work Fast? Think Again. 2007-12-14 18:21:31 I did a post yesterday eluding to the speed at which Congress
can cram a potentially bad bill down our throats while enforcing endless arguments on much more important issues. The bill I mentioned...
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, Think Again
Why Did I Post Affiliate Links? 2007-12-14 07:57:51 Many people have asked me why I posted the two affiliate links on the right column. SO, this post addresses that issue and explains them a little more. Both links, in my opinion, are great resources...
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Vote for Grinch of the Year 2007-12-13 18:22:13 There is a website that is hosting their 7th annual Grinch
of the Year contest. There are several candidates in the running already, but you can always write one in. It is a labor run website, though...
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Typical Government: Help the Few While Screwing the Majority 2007-12-13 17:55:07 It never ceases to amaze me how Congress can quickly push crappy legislation through, but when legislation that is needed is being worked on, such as an AMT patch, it takes forever. Granted any...
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, Majority
Homeownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007 2007-12-13 11:01:05 I have been reviewing the proposed bill formulated by Senator Dodd and, once again, there are provisions that will screw the consumer more than protect them. Please keep in mind that I am not against...
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What Kind of Christmas Food Are You? 2007-12-13 09:44:10 You can thank Lani Anglin at RErevealed for this one. This post is partly a response to hers. The other part is to spread Christmas
cheer. Enjoy and don't forget to comment what kind of food you are....
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Can You Predict the Next Real Estate Bubble and When the Bubble is Over? 2007-12-13 09:10:54 Dan Amoss over at Whiskey and Gunpowder makes a good correlation to various valuation calculations and the prediction of a real estate "bubble". Namely he compares rent-to-price and price-to-income...
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, Bubble
Long List Of Junk Fees Added to Fannie Mae - Freddie Mac to Follow Suit 2007-12-12 08:37:14 Starting March 1, 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac will be adding "junk fees" designed to cover their own...butts. While you may not see it disclosed on a GFE, they will most certainly be there....
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Fed Cuts Rates by .25%. Good Decision? 2007-12-11 15:39:32 Everyone was expecting the Fed to cut rates by .25% or more, but they certainly were expecting the Fed to drop the Discount Rate by .50%, which they didn't. Ok, Mortgage bonds are still in rally mode...
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Read more:Rates
Santa Shot Down!! 2007-12-24 17:11:27 On Christmas Eve, as Santa
Claus was delivering gifts to children around the world, apparently the unthinkable happened. Santa was making his way across the globe when a military fighter was...
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Merry Christmas from Florida Mortgage Report 2007-12-24 11:46:13 I just want to send out the warmest wishes for a MerryChristmas
to all FloridaMortgage
Report readers. May God be with you and bless you all abundantly this Christmas. I wish you all safe travels,...
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New Poem to the Tune of Dr. Suess's Green Eggs and Ham 2007-12-24 11:35:12 I just ran across an interesting story in the the Wall Street Journal online which highlighted a poem written by Cameron Crise titled "Broker Joe". It is a poem written like Green
Eggs and Ham that...
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Credit Crisis Claims First Airline 2007-12-24 10:57:46 Maxjet Airways, a Washington-Dulles based airline, filed for bankruptcy today, becoming the first airline to be taken down by the credit crisis. The all-business class airline took "drastic measures"...
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, Crisis
, Airline
Sometimes You Just Have to Find Humor in Something 2007-12-23 19:39:56 Rest assured I will be combing the globe, well the Internet, looking for some humorous takes on the economy, especially as it relates to mortgages and real estate. To start the humor off, let's look...
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, Humor