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Comment on Mortgage Interest Deductions – The Problem with Fannie and Freddie! by Another Example of why Fannie and Freddie don’t like condos…… at tvanderwell on SmartHippo.com

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:56:00 +0000

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How to Fix The Water Problem…. at tvanderwell on SmartHippo.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:03 +0000

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Comment on National Association of Home Builders Index by Rita Miller

Rita Miller — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:09:20 +0000

Why with the loans so hard to qualify for these days is it so hard to find
any rentals with option to buy? I see five vacant houses in my neighborhood
that the bank won’t sell they would rather let them get vandalized by taggers
than finance a family who would take care of it and rent it. Why are the banks not working more closely with people who lost their homes to get them back into a home? Seems like all the tax-credits are for investors or first-time buyers.

Comment on A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words by Wil Glidewell

Wil Glidewell — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:10:05 +0000

Too Funny and TOO TRUE!!!!

Comment on Why Mortgage Rates are going up in November….. by Ken

Ken — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:37:30 +0000

My wife and I are thinking about refinancing to save money on our payments. Does anyone know how much our rate has to go down for it to pay off?

Comment on Why Mortgage Rates are going up in November….. by Lara

Lara — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:12:05 +0000

Randy, rates have started going up and don’t seem to be heading back down. If I were you I would lock in a rate with Intercontinental Capital, wait a few weeks and see if they go down. But people are saying rates could go up to 8% over the course of the year.

Comment on Blog by Dayton Ohio Real Estate | Looking for some Straight Talk About Mortgages? | TheBrickRanch.com | a conversation about where and how to live happily in Dayton Ohio

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:18:53 +0000

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Comment on Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs by Vance Shutes

Vance Shutes — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:28:16 +0000

Tom,

The dopes in Lansing and Washington don’t get it. They’ll keep throwing more money down an endless pit, resulting in even more punitive tax structures, meaning that more businesses will go under. No entrepreneur in their right mind would start a new business in such a climate, so unemployment will continue to grow.

All of this is why I lead every one of my daily blog posts with “FYI – only 310 days until November 5, 2010, when we VOTE THE INCUMBENTS OUT!”

Comment on Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs by Vance Shutes

Vance Shutes — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:28:16 +0000

Tom,

All of this is why I lead every one of my daily blog posts with “FYI – only 310 days until November 5, 2010, when we VOTE THE INCUMBENTS OUT!”

Comment on Okay, I’ve got a question….. by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:43:40 +0000

Tim–
In Ft Collins CO-pop. 125,000. Based on our Affordable Housing we are short approximately 5000 units in our County–that could be used for rental or homeownership. Typical needed subsidy is 7-30,000 per unit. SO, I’d say no we don’t have enough, but we need to do it the right way–it should be geared towards rental and bleow 50% AMI.