Keeping Current Matters keeps ’em coming with yet another great article.  This one distinguishes today’s lending market from the market that fostered a meltdown.  Enjoy! There’s No Reason To Panic Over Today’s Lending Standards Today, some are afraid the real estate market is starting to look a lot like it did in 2006, just prior […]

On the heels of my latest post related to the recent history of interest rates comes a new post related to their anticipated future.  I struggled a bit to wrap my mind around the advice attributed to Mark Fleming at FATCO, but think I get his drift.  Beyond that, it’s a wonderful look at the […]

I had a wonderful time hosting Dave Duty of Options Financial Residential Mortgage as the guest speaker at the Hillsboro Rotary club yesterday.  He did a great job detailing the historic nature of today’s mortgage lending environment.  As it happens, the infographic below came across the transom from my friends at Keeping Current Matters, and […]

Visitors to my website are greeted by Clifford Stoll’s wonderful saying: “Data is not information. Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not understanding. Understanding is not wisdom.”  I get a huge kick out of working in an industry where all of these elements are constantly swirling and have found several tools exceedingly helpful in differentiating […]