The Economy - Entertainment Mortgage https://entertainmentmortgage.com Understanding the Unique Mortgage Needs of the Entertainment Community Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:25:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://entertainmentmortgage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-em.662-32x32.png The Economy - Entertainment Mortgage https://entertainmentmortgage.com 32 32 Interest Rates: The Wild Card in Today’s Real Estate Game – How to Win. https://entertainmentmortgage.com/interest-rates-the-wild-card-in-todays-real-estate-game-how-to-win/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interest-rates-the-wild-card-in-todays-real-estate-game-how-to-win https://entertainmentmortgage.com/interest-rates-the-wild-card-in-todays-real-estate-game-how-to-win/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:00:19 +0000 https://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=3619 Buckle up, because the real estate market is officially on a thrill ride. Interest rates fell to record lows then rose faster than a teenager’s mood swings. But unlike those mood swings, this rollercoaster has real consequences for everyone involved in real estate. Whether you’re an agent navigating this crazy landscape or a potential buyer/refinancer […]

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]]> https://entertainmentmortgage.com/interest-rates-the-wild-card-in-todays-real-estate-game-how-to-win/feed/ 0 How Will the Government Shutdown Affect Mortgages? https://entertainmentmortgage.com/how-will-the-government-shutdown-affect-mortgages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-will-the-government-shutdown-affect-mortgages https://entertainmentmortgage.com/how-will-the-government-shutdown-affect-mortgages/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:58:15 +0000 http://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=680 What does the government shutdown mean to you if you are applying for a home loan? For now, essentially nothing! If you’re thinking of applying for an FHA loan, you can still move forward as planned. Several media outlets mistakenly reported that there would be a shutdown of FHA’s Office of Single Family Housing. These […]

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]]> https://entertainmentmortgage.com/how-will-the-government-shutdown-affect-mortgages/feed/ 0 Do You Believe in Signs? https://entertainmentmortgage.com/do-you-believe-in-signs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-believe-in-signs https://entertainmentmortgage.com/do-you-believe-in-signs/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:41:55 +0000 http://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=369 If you pay attention, just keep your eyes and ears and intuition open, there are bits of information that foretell the future. In 1982, when I was a wet-behind-the-ears stock broker, interest rates were 17%. Nothing much was happening at work, so I took off for Hawaii for a few days. It was October. I […]

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]]> https://entertainmentmortgage.com/do-you-believe-in-signs/feed/ 0 Real Estate vs the Stock Market https://entertainmentmortgage.com/real-estate-vs-the-stock-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=real-estate-vs-the-stock-market https://entertainmentmortgage.com/real-estate-vs-the-stock-market/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:56:03 +0000 http://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=327 In the 80’s I was a stock broker then after a few turns in the road, I became a mortgage broker. Still the age-old debate: is the stock market or real estate a better investment? Other than the usual discussion about liquidity vs non-liquidity there is a clear winner. When there’s volatility in the housing […]

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]]> https://entertainmentmortgage.com/real-estate-vs-the-stock-market/feed/ 0 Thomas Friedman – Economic Recovery? https://entertainmentmortgage.com/thomas-friedman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thomas-friedman https://entertainmentmortgage.com/thomas-friedman/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:50:18 +0000 http://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=252 Before my workout this morning, I was watching The Early Show on CBS. There was an interview with Tom Friedman, the New York Times foreign affairs columnist. I really like listening to Tom. He’s very clear in his explanations of what’s happening in the world without a lot of editorializing and jargon. This morning Chris […]

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]]> https://entertainmentmortgage.com/thomas-friedman/feed/ 0 The Story This Past Month https://entertainmentmortgage.com/the-story-this-past-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-this-past-month https://entertainmentmortgage.com/the-story-this-past-month/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:43:59 +0000 http://entertainmentmortgage.com/?p=106 For those of you who like me are visual, I’m posting a simple graph that shows what the mortgage backed securities have done since May 12.  They hit their low point on May 14. Don’t forget, rates move inversely with the price of the security so you can see how dramatically they have shifted in […]

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